海嘯

See also: 海嘨 and 海啸

Chinese
ocean; sea to hiss; to whistle
trad. (海嘯) 海 嘯
simp. (海啸) 海 啸

Pronunciation

Noun

海嘯

  1. tsunami

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 海嘯 (“tsunami”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 海嘯
Mandarin Taiwan 海嘯
Singapore 海嘯
Cantonese Hong Kong 海嘯
Eastern Min Fuzhou 海亂
Southern Min Xiamen 海漲, 滾蛟龍 verb, 起蛟龍 verb
Quanzhou 海漲
Leizhou 海吼

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (海嘯):

Others:

  • → Zhuang: haijsiu

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
海 嘯
かい
Grade: 2		 しょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
海嘯 (kyūjitai)
海嘨 (extended shinjitai)

/kaiseu/ → /kaiɕeu/ → /kaiɕoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 海嘯／海啸 (xojX sewH, literally “sea, ocean + to roar, to wail”), with the latter character in reference to the sound of the rushing water during a tidal bore. Compare modern Mandarin reading hǎixiào.

Pronunciation

Noun

海(かい)嘯(しょう) • (kaishō) ←かいせう (kaiseu)?

  1. a tidal bore
  2. a tsunami, a tidal wave

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
海 嘯
Grade: 2 Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
海嘯 (kyūjitai)
海嘨 (extended shinjitai)

Compound of 津 (tsu, “cove, inlet, outlet”) +‎ 波 (nami, “wave”).[3][1]

The spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 海嘯 – see the following entry.
【津波つなみ】
[noun] [from early 1600s] (oceanography) a tsunami; a tidal wave
[noun] 海嘯: (hydrology, rare) a tidal bore
[noun] (hydrology, rare) a storm surge
Alternative spellings
津浪, 海嘨
(This term, 海嘯, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
海嘯

Noun

海嘯 • (haeso) (hangeul 해소)

  1. Hanja form? of 해소.
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