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Kanji in this term
うみ
Grade: 2
すずめ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
海雀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(umi, sea) +‎ (suzume, Eurasian tree sparrow)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) みすずめ [ùmísúꜜzùmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲisɨᵝzɨᵝme̞]

Noun

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(うみ)(すずめ) or 海雀(ウミスズメ) (umisuzume

  1. an ancient murrelet