海亀

See also: 海龜 and 海龟

Japanese

Alternative spelling
海龜 (kyūjitai)

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ウミガメ

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海亀 (umigame): a sea turtle

From 海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 亀 (kame, “turtle”). The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

海(うみ)亀(がめ) or 海亀(ウミガメ) • (umigame)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ウミガメ.

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^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN