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ハイイロアザラシ (はいいろあざらし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ハイイロアザラシ

Meanings

1

noun

gray seal; grey seal

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the species Halichoerus grypus. The katakana spelling is standard in modern Japanese.

ハイイロアザラシは北きた大たい西せい洋ように生せい息そくしている。
Gray seals inhabit the North Atlantic.
水すい族ぞく館かんでハイイロアザラシの赤あかちゃんが生うまれた。
A baby gray seal was born at the aquarium.

Written forms

ハイイロアザラシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
灰はい色いろ海豹あざらし
Kanji spelling is rare and may be unfamiliar to many readers; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

灰ashes, puckery juice, cremate
色

color

海sea, ocean

豹leopard, panther

Similar words

アザラシ
Generic term for seal; ハイイロアザラシ is a specific species.
ゴマフアザラシ
Harbor seal, a different species often seen in Japanese waters.

Etymology

Compound of 灰色 (はいいろ, 'gray') and 海豹 (あざらし, 'seal'). The katakana spelling follows the common practice for animal species names.