海鷲

See also: 海鹫

Chinese

		ocean; sea	black eagle; condor; cruel
trad. (海鷲)		海	鷲
simp. (海鹫)		海	鹫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎijiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎijiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎijiòu
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-chiu⁴
    • Yale: hǎi-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haejiow
    • Palladius: хайцзю (xajczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

海鷲

1. sea eagle

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	鷲
うみ Grade: 2	わし Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
海鷲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 海(うみ) (umi) + 鷲(わし) (washi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟mʲiβ̞a̠ɕi]

Noun

海(うみ)鷲(わし) or 海鷲(ウミワシ) • (umiwashi) 

1. sea eagle
2. (figurative, historical) naval aviator

   Coordinate term: 陸鷲 (rikuwashi)

   海(うみ)鷲(わし)四(よん)千(せん)機(き)

   umiwashi yonsen-ki

   4,000 sea eagles

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).