胡獱

Etymology 1


Borrowed from or, or. The kanji spelling is an instance of from the older term kohin (see below).

Noun

 * 1) a Steller sea lion,

Usage notes
The kanji spellings are rare. When written in kanji, the 胡獱 spelling may be more common, likely to avoid confusion with the alternate readings of the spelling of umiuma and kaiba.

Etymology 2
Appears to be a coinage in Japan of 🇨🇬-derived elements, as a compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  a Steller sea lion

Usage notes
The kohin reading has been superseded by the 🇨🇬 borrowing todo above.