海豹

Noun

 * 1) earless seal

Etymology 1
Originally a compound of elements 🇰🇲. The bruise meaning was in reference to the spotted coat.

The kanji are, from.

Noun

 * 1) a seal, specifically the earless seal or true seal

Usage notes
Note the distinction between for, which has no external ear flaps, and  for , which does have external ear flaps.

Derived terms

 * : “seal-limb disease” → phocomelia
 * : a leopard seal
 * : an elephant seal

Etymology 2
→ →  →

From.

Noun

 * 1) a seal, specifically the earless seal or true seal

Usage notes
The kaihyō reading appears to be much less common than azarashi above.

Derived terms

 * : “Seal Island” →, off the eastern coast of Sakhalin