"海原" meaning in Japanese

See 海原 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɯ̟na̠ba̠ɾa̠] Forms: 海原 [canonical] (ruby: 海原(うなばら)), Unabara [romanization], 海原 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: ⟨unapara⟩ → */unaɸara/ → /unabara/ Originally a compound of 海 (u, compounding form of umi, “sea, ocean”) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle, apophonic form of の (no)) + 原 (para, “plain, field”). The shift to bara occurred in Middle Japanese, an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Etymology templates: {{wp|ja:}}, {{IPAfont|⟨unapara⟩}} ⟨unapara⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=な}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|の}} の (no), {{com|ja|海|な|原|pos1=compounding form of umi, “sea, ocean”|pos2=Old Japanese possessive particle, apophonic form of の (<span class="mention-tr tr">no</span>)|sort=うなはら|t3=plain, field|tr1=u|tr2=na|tr3=para}} 海 (u, compounding form of umi, “sea, ocean”) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle, apophonic form of の (no)) + 原 (para, “plain, field”), {{ja-r|連%濁|れん%だく|rom=-}} 連(れん)濁(だく), {{ja-rendaku|sort=うなはら}} rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|うなばら}} 海原(うなばら) • (Unabara)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-海原-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: [ka̠iβ̞a̠ɾa̠] Forms: 海原 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (かい), (わら)), Kaiwara [romanization], Kaifara [romanization], かいはら [hiragana, historical], 海原 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Compound of 海 (kai, “sea, ocean”, the on'yomi or Chinese-derived reading) + 原 (hara, “plain, field”, the kun'yomi or native Japanese reading). The shift of medial /h/ to /w/ is a regular sound change in certain compounds. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|海|原|pos1=the on'yomi or Chinese-derived reading|pos2=the kun'yomi or native Japanese reading|sort=かいわら|t1=sea, ocean|t2=plain, field|tr1=kai|tr2=hara}} 海 (kai, “sea, ocean”, the on'yomi or Chinese-derived reading) + 原 (hara, “plain, field”, the kun'yomi or native Japanese reading) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|かいわら|hhira=かいはら}} 海(かい)原(わら) • (Kaiwara) ^(←かいはら (Kaifara)?)
  1. a place name
    Sense id: en-海原-ja-name-ZV4eXQvV Categories (other): Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with jūbakoyomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 49 2 45 3 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 91 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 94 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with jūbakoyomi: 44 56 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 61 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 94 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 89 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟na̠ba̠ɾa̠] Forms: 海原 [canonical] (ruby: 海原(うなばら)), unabara [romanization], 海原 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: ⟨unapara⟩ → */unaɸara/ → /unabara/ Originally a compound of 海 (u, compounding form of umi, “sea, ocean”) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle, apophonic form of の (no)) + 原 (para, “plain, field”). The shift to bara occurred in Middle Japanese, an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Etymology templates: {{wp|ja:}}, {{IPAfont|⟨unapara⟩}} ⟨unapara⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=な}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|の}} の (no), {{com|ja|海|な|原|pos1=compounding form of umi, “sea, ocean”|pos2=Old Japanese possessive particle, apophonic form of の (<span class="mention-tr tr">no</span>)|sort=うなはら|t3=plain, field|tr1=u|tr2=na|tr3=para}} 海 (u, compounding form of umi, “sea, ocean”) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle, apophonic form of の (no)) + 原 (para, “plain, field”), {{ja-r|連%濁|れん%だく|rom=-}} 連(れん)濁(だく), {{ja-rendaku|sort=うなはら}} rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)) Head templates: {{ja-noun|うなばら}} 海原(うなばら) • (unabara)
  1. a wide ocean Derived forms: 青海原 (aōnabara) (ruby: (あお), (うな), (ばら)) (english: vast blue ocean), 大海原 (ōunabara) (ruby: (おお), (うな), (ばら)) (english: great, vast ocean)
    Sense id: en-海原-ja-noun-Npy9g3~e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "form": "海原",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "a wide ocean"
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        [
          "wide",
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          "ocean",
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      "other": "うなばら"
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      "ipa": "[ɯ̟na̠ba̠ɾa̠]"
    }
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    "ja:松村明"
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}

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    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
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          "海原",
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      "form": "海原",
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        "a surname"
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    {
      "other": "うなばら"
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    {
      "other": "うなばら"
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      "ipa": "[ɯ̟na̠ba̠ɾa̠]"
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    "ja:松村明"
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        "sort": "かいわら",
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    {
      "form": "海原 ^",
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          "海",
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      "form": "Kaiwara",
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      "form": "Kaifara",
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      "form": "海原",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a place name"
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        [
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          "place name"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠iβ̞a̠ɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
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}

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