南シナ海

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南 海
みなみ
Grade: 2 		かい
Grade: 2
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spellings
南シナ海 (kyūjitai)
南支那海 (archaic)

Etymology

南 (minami, “south”) +‎ シナ (Shina, “China”) +‎ 海 (kai, “sea”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みなみシナかい [mìnámí shínáꜜ kàì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [mʲina̠mʲi ɕina̠ ka̠i]

Proper noun

南(みなみ)シナ海(かい) • (Minami Shina-kai) 

  1. the South China Sea

See also

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