Japanese Word Entry

海天狗

Simplified Japanese form: 海天狗

Kana:うみてんぐ
Romaji:umitengu
Definition: short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis)
Alternative form:
  • ウミテング (umitengu)


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Chinese characters used in this word

sea, ocean, maritime
Readings
Mandarin: ㄏㄞˇ (hǎi)
Cantonese: hoi2
Japanese: カイ (kai) / うみ (umi)
Korean: 해 (hae)
Vietnamese: hải
Variants
Simplified Japanese form:

heavens, sky, imperial, heaven, god, celestial
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄧㄢ (tiān)
Cantonese: tin1
Japanese: テン (ten) / あまつ (amatsu)、 あめ (ame)、 あま- (ama-)、 そら (sora)
Korean: 천 (cheon)
Vietnamese: thiên
Variants
Semantic variant form:

puppy, dog, Canis familiaris
Readings
Mandarin: ㄍㄡˇ (gǒu)
Cantonese: gau2
Japanese: ク (ku)、 コウ (kou) / いぬ (inu)
Korean: 구 (gu)
Vietnamese: cẩu