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): [çime̞ɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

姫(ひめ)鵜(う) • (himeu) 

  1. a pelagic cormorant

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.

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