海獺

Noun

 * 1) sea otter

Descendants

 * Korean:

Etymology 1
Borrowing from. The kanji spelling is from, and is.

Noun

 * 1) a sea otter

Etymology 2
Compound of ; see. Possibly from the superficial similarities between sea otters and (particularly young) sea lions.

Noun

 * 1)  a sea lion

Usage notes
The term is much more common for the  sense.

Etymology 3
→

Rare variant of umiuso above. May be the original form.

Noun

 * 1)  a sea lion

Etymology 4
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading hoi2 caat3.

Note that the meaning diverged in Japanese from the original Chinese sense. See umiuso above for more.

Noun

 * 1)  a sea lion
 * 2)  a seal

Usage notes
The term is much more common for the  sense. The term is much more common for the  sense.

Etymology 5
Rare variant of kaitatsu above, using the of datsu for the  character.

Noun

 * 1)  a sea lion
 * 2)  a seal

Usage notes
The term is much more common for the  sense. The term is much more common for the  sense.