姫鵜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
姫	鵜
ひめ Grade: S	う Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 姫(ひめ) (hime, “lady; princess”) + 鵜(う) (u, “cormorant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çime̞ɯ̟]

Noun

姫(ひめ)鵜(う) or 姫鵜(ヒメウ) • (himeu) 

1. a pelagic cormorant, Urile pelagicus

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 ヒメウ.