平田海亀

Japanese
Kanji in this term
平 田 海 亀
ひら
Grade: 3		 た
Grade: 1		 うみ
Grade: 2		 かめ > がめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
平田海龜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 平たい (hiratai, “flat”) +‎ 海亀 (umigame, “sea turtle”). 平田 (hirata) is ateji (当て字).

Noun

平(ひら)田(た)海(うみ)亀(がめ) or 平田海亀(ヒラタウミガメ) • (hirata umigame) 

  1. a flatback sea turtle
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