輪紋海豹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
輪	紋	海	豹
わ Grade: 4	もん Grade: S	Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi	on’yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
輪紋海豹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

輪 (wa, “ring”) +‎ 紋 (mon, “crest”) +‎ 海豹 (azarashi, “earless seal”). 海豹 is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わもんあざ​らし [wàmóń ázáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠mõ̞ɰ̃ a̠za̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

輪紋海豹(わもんあざらし) or 輪紋海豹(ワモンアザラシ) • (wamon azarashi) 

1. a ringed seal

Synonyms

• 斑(フ)入(イリ)海豹(アザラシ) (fuiri azarashi)