顎鬚海豹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顎	鬚	海	豹
あご Grade: S	ひげ Hyōgaiji	あざらし
		Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi		jukujikun

Alternative spelling
顎鬚海豹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

顎(あご)鬚(ひげ) (agohige, “beard”) + 海豹(あざらし) (azarashi, “earless seal”). The 海豹 spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あごひげあざ​らし [àgóhígé ázáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [6])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɡo̞çiɡe̞ a̠za̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

顎(あご)鬚(ひげ)海豹(あざらし) or 顎鬚海豹(アゴヒゲアザラシ) • (agohige azarashi) 

1. a bearded seal

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アゴヒゲアザラシ.