"淡海" meaning in Japanese

See 淡海 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [a̠β̞a̠ɯ̟mʲi] Forms: 淡海 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (), (うみ)), Ōmi [romanization], Afumi [romanization], あふみ [hiragana, historical], 淡海 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai], 淡海 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: ⟨apa umi₁⟩ → /apaumi/ → /aɸaumi/ → /awaumi/ Derived from 淡(あわ) (awa), stem of 淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”) + 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”). An Old Japanese shift was realized as ōmi, already attested in ancient literature: : ⟨apa umi₁⟩ → ⟨apumi₁⟩ → /apumi/ → /aɸumi/ → */awumi/ → /aumi/ → /ɔːmi/ → /oːmi/ Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨apa umi₁⟩}} ⟨apa umi₁⟩, {{ja-r|淡|あわ}} 淡(あわ) (awa), {{ja-r|淡い|あわい|light, pale}} 淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”), {{ja-r|海|うみ|sea}} 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”), {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=あわうみ}} Old Japanese, {{IPAfont|⟨apa umi₁⟩}} ⟨apa umi₁⟩, {{IPAfont|⟨apumi₁⟩}} ⟨apumi₁⟩ Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|おうみ|hhira=あふみ}} 淡(お)海(うみ) • (Ōmi) ^(←あふみ (Afumi)?)
  1. alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): Ōmi Province Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 近江 (extra: (Ōmi): Ōmi Province)
    Sense id: en-淡海-ja-name-aeb3wfX3
  2. alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 近江 (extra: (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”))
    Sense id: en-淡海-ja-name-1mdzCSRB Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with missing yomi, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 32 59 6 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 35 54 8 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 29 58 10 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 20 57 20 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 21 55 20 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with missing yomi: 22 53 18 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 27 60 9 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 54 12 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 29 58 9 4
  3. a surname
    Sense id: en-淡海-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 淡海節 (Tankai-bushi) (ruby: 淡海(たんかい), (ぶし))

Noun

IPA: [a̠β̞a̠ɯ̟mʲi]
Etymology: ⟨apa umi₁⟩ → /apaumi/ → /aɸaumi/ → /awaumi/ Derived from 淡(あわ) (awa), stem of 淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”) + 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”). An Old Japanese shift was realized as ōmi, already attested in ancient literature: : ⟨apa umi₁⟩ → ⟨apumi₁⟩ → /apumi/ → /aɸumi/ → */awumi/ → /aumi/ → /ɔːmi/ → /oːmi/ Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨apa umi₁⟩}} ⟨apa umi₁⟩, {{ja-r|淡|あわ}} 淡(あわ) (awa), {{ja-r|淡い|あわい|light, pale}} 淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”), {{ja-r|海|うみ|sea}} 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”), {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=あわうみ}} Old Japanese, {{IPAfont|⟨apa umi₁⟩}} ⟨apa umi₁⟩, {{IPAfont|⟨apumi₁⟩}} ⟨apumi₁⟩ Head templates: {{ja-noun|あわうみ|おうみ|hist=あはうみ|hist2=あふみ}} 淡(あわ)海(うみ) or 淡(お)海(うみ) • (awaumi or ōmi) ^(←あはうみ (afaumi) or あふみ (afumi)?) Forms: 淡海 [canonical] (ruby: (あわ), (うみ)), 淡海 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (), (うみ)), awaumi [romanization], ōmi [romanization], afaumi [romanization], afumi [romanization], あはうみ [hiragana, historical], あふみ [hiragana, historical], 淡海 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai], 淡海 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
  1. a freshwater lake Synonyms: 湖水, 淡水湖, Derived forms: 近江 (Ōmi) (ruby: 近江(おうみ)), 近淡海, 近つ淡海 (Chika-tsu-ōmi), 遠江 (Tōtōmi) (ruby: 遠江(とおとうみ)), 遠淡海, 遠つ淡海 (Tō-tsu-ōmi)
    Sense id: en-淡海-ja-noun-NmufgMJx
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          "word": "塩湖"
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        "hiragana",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "淡海",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "淡海",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あわうみ",
        "2": "おうみ",
        "hist": "あはうみ",
        "hist2": "あふみ"
      },
      "expansion": "淡(あわ)海(うみ) or 淡(お)海(うみ) • (awaumi or ōmi) ^(←あはうみ (afaumi) or あふみ (afumi)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "塩湖"
        },
        {
          "word": "塩海"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a freshwater lake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "freshwater",
          "freshwater"
        ],
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "湖水"
        },
        {
          "word": "淡水湖"
        },
        {
          "word": "湖"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠β̞a̠ɯ̟mʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "淡海"
}

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  "categories": [
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms read with kun'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 海 read as うみ",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 淡 read as あわ",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with missing yomi",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Tankai-bushi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "淡海",
          "たんかい"
        ],
        [
          "節",
          "ぶし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "淡海節"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "⟨apa umi₁⟩"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨apa umi₁⟩",
      "name": "IPAfont"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "淡",
        "2": "あわ"
      },
      "expansion": "淡(あわ) (awa)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "淡い",
        "2": "あわい",
        "3": "light, pale"
      },
      "expansion": "淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "海",
        "2": "うみ",
        "3": "sea"
      },
      "expansion": "海(うみ) (umi, “sea”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "あわうみ"
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      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "⟨apa umi₁⟩"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨apa umi₁⟩",
      "name": "IPAfont"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "⟨apumi₁⟩"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨apumi₁⟩",
      "name": "IPAfont"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "⟨apa umi₁⟩ → /apaumi/ → /aɸaumi/ → /awaumi/\nDerived from 淡(あわ) (awa), stem of 淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”) + 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”).\nAn Old Japanese shift was realized as ōmi, already attested in ancient literature:\n: ⟨apa umi₁⟩ → ⟨apumi₁⟩ → /apumi/ → /aɸumi/ → */awumi/ → /aumi/ → /ɔːmi/ → /oːmi/",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "淡海 ^",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "淡",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "海",
          "うみ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ōmi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Afumi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あふみ",
      "roman": "Afumi",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "淡海",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "淡海",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper",
        "2": "おうみ",
        "hhira": "あふみ"
      },
      "expansion": "淡(お)海(うみ) • (Ōmi) ^(←あふみ (Afumi)?)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Ōmi): Ōmi Province",
          "word": "近江"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): Ōmi Province"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "近江",
          "近江#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”)",
          "word": "近江"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "近江",
          "近江#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "琵琶湖",
          "琵琶湖#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Lake Biwa",
          "Lake Biwa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese surnames",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠β̞a̠ɯ̟mʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "淡海"
}

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