浦回うらみ

also: うらま

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Meanings

noun

coastal indentations; inlets and bays

archaic

Archaic term for the irregular, winding shape of a coastline with many inlets and bays. Found in classical literature and place names.

古ふるい和わ歌かには、浦うら回みの美うつくしさを詠よんだものがある。
Some old waka poems celebrate the beauty of coastal indentations.
この地ち域いきの地ち名めい「浦うら廻み」は、かつての海かい岸がん線せんの複ふく雑ざつな入いり江えに由ゆ来らいする。
The place name 'Urami' in this area comes from the complex inlets of the former coastline.

Kanji

浦bay, creek, inlet
回-times, round, game
廻round, game, revolve
曲bend, music, melody

Related words

入いり江え
Modern common word for 'inlet' or 'cove', while 浦回 is an archaic term for the overall indented shape of a coast.
海かい岸がん線せん
Neutral modern term for 'coastline', without the poetic or archaic nuance of 浦回.

Written forms

浦回
- うらみ
  Standard kanji form for this archaic term.
- うらわ
浦廻Usage100%
- うらみ
  Variant kanji form using 廻 instead of 回.
- うらわ
浦曲
- うらみ
  Alternate kanji form; also read うらま (obsolete).
- うらま
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete reading for 浦曲.
- うらわ
うらま
out-dated reading
うらわ

Etymology

Compound of 浦 (ura, 'inlet, bay') and 回 (mi, 'turn, curve'), literally 'bay curves'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in classical Japanese texts.