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Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
うみ
Grade: 2
からす > がらす
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
大海烏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(ō, big; great) +‎ 海烏 (umigarasu, common murre)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) おうみがらす [òóúmígáꜜràsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɯ̟mʲiɡa̠ɾa̠sɨ]

Noun

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(おお)(うみ)(がらす) or 大海烏(オオウミガラス) (ōumigarasuおほうみがらす (ofoumigarasu) or オホウミガラス (ofoumigarasu)?

  1. a great auk