also: マリーン
noun-modifying (irregular)
marine; ocean-related
Prenominal adjective used in compound terms like マリンスポーツ (marine sports) or マリンルック (marine look). Not used as a standalone noun for 'ocean'.
I like marine sports.
US Marine Corps; the Marines
Only with reading マリーン
Refers specifically to the United States Marine Corps. The reading マリーン is more common for this sense.
He joined the Marines.
She is wearing marine-look clothes.
aquamarine
submarine
aquarium; marine park
marine snow
marine tower
Common katakana spelling for the general 'marine' sense.
Alternate katakana spelling used specifically for the US Marine Corps sense.
Borrowed from English 'marine'.