荒海

Japanese
Kanji in this term
荒 海
あら
Grade: S		 うみ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
荒海 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

/arumi1/ → /arumi/. Compound of 荒 (ara, “rough”) +‎ 海 (umi1, “sea”). Old Japanese did not permit vowel clusters, resulting in vowel elision of medial ua to u.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [arumi]

Noun

荒海(あるみ) • (arumi) 

  1. a sea with rough waves

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [araumi]

Noun

荒(あら)海(うみ) • (araumi) 

  1. a sea with rough waves
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