Meaning of 海豹 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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海豹
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Kana Readingあざらし, かいひょう, アザラシ
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Romajiazarashi, kaihyō, azarashi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- true seal (animal); earless seal
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Example Sentences
海豹, あざらし, かいひょう, アザラシ used in context
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熊はまた、24時間明るい夏は当てはまらないが、夜よりも昼に寝る傾向がある。夜活動するのはアザラシの行動と関係があるだろう。
Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.
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この氷結と氷解のパターンが、北極熊の主な獲物であるアザラシの分布と数に影響を与えるのだ。
Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
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こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること(アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ)を好む説明になっている。
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seals' breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
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こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること(アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ)を好む説明になっている。
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seals' breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
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アザラシは夜にいっそう頻繁に浮上してくるのだから、熊がアザラシを呼吸孔のところで捕まえる可能性は夕暮れ以降により高くなるのである。
The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.
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アザラシは夜にいっそう頻繁に浮上してくるのだから、熊がアザラシを呼吸孔のところで捕まえる可能性は夕暮れ以降により高くなるのである。
The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.
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