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海鳴 (かいめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい鳴めい

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Meanings

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noun

rumbling of the sea; oceanic noise; mistpouffer

Refers to the low, distant rumbling sound produced by the sea, often heard from afar. 'Mistpouffer' is a rare English term for a similar phenomenon.

See also: 海鳴り

夜よ中なかに遠とおくから海うみ鳴なりが聞きこえてきた。
In the middle of the night, I could hear the rumbling of the sea from afar.

Written forms

海かい鳴めい
Standard kanji spelling for the rumbling sound of the sea.
海鳴りかいめい
Alternate spelling with okurigana; also common.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
鳴chirp, cry, bark

Etymology

Compound of 海 (umi, 'sea') and 鳴 (nari, 'ringing/sound'), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word directly describes the sound of the sea.