アザラシ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word アザラシ
1
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal
Examples
こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること（アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ）を好む説明になっている。
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
Kanji in this Word
海
9 strokes
Frequency: 200
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
sea
ocean
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うみ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あ
あま
うな
うん
え
か
た
ひろ
ひろし
ぶ
まち
まま
み
め
わたる
豹
10 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
leopard
panther
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒョウ
ホウ
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