東シナ海

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	海
ひがし Grade: 2	かい Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Alternative forms

東支那海

Etymology

東 (higashi, “east”) +‎ シナ (Shina, “China”) +‎ 海 (kai, “sea”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひがしシナかい [hìgáshí shínáꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çiɡa̠ɕi̥ ɕina̠ ka̠i]

Proper noun

東シナ海 (hiragana and katakana ひがしシナかい, rōmaji Higashi Shina Kai)

the East China Sea

See also

南 (みなみ)シナ海 (かい) (Minami Shina Kai)

References

↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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