淡海

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
淡 海
あわ
Grade: S		 うみ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
淡 海
Grade: S Grade: 2
Irregular

⟨apa umi1⟩ → /apaumi/ → /afaumi/ → /awaumi/

Derived from 淡 (awa), stem of 淡い (awai, “light, pale”) + 海 (umi, “sea”).

An Old Japanese shift was realized as ōmi, already attested in ancient literature:

⟨apa umi1⟩ → ⟨apumi1⟩ → /apumi/ → /afumi/ → */awumi/ → /aumi/ → /ɔːmi/ → /oːmi/

Pronunciation

Noun

淡海 (hiragana あわうみ, rōmaji awaumi, historical hiragana あはうみ)
(alternative reading hiragana おうみ, romaji ōmi, historical hiragana あふみ)

  1. a freshwater lake
    Synonyms: 湖水 (kosui), 淡水湖 (tansuiko), 湖 (mizuumi)
    Antonyms: 塩湖 (enko), 塩海 (shioumi)

Derived terms

  • 近 (おう)江 (み) (Ōmi)
  • 近 (ちかつ)淡 (おう)海 (み), 近 (ちか)つ淡 (おう)海 (み) (Chika-tsu-ōmi)
  • 遠 (とおつ)淡 (おう)海 (み), 遠 (とお)つ淡 (おう)海 (み) (Tō-tsu-ōmi)

Proper noun

淡海 (hiragana おうみ, rōmaji Ōmi, historical hiragana あふみ)

  1. Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): Ōmi Province
  2. Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”)
  3. a surname

Compounds

  • 淡海 (たんかい)節 (ぶし) (Tankai-bushi)
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