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そね【曽根・曾根】

sone

Pronunciation: [sone]

Definition

Noun

  1. A coral reef located in relatively shallow waters that does not get exposed by low tide and that is considered a good fishing spot.

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima そね sone "fishing spot near a coral reef"; Tokara (Takarajima) そね sone "boundary between high tide and low tide; fishing spot"; Amami (Kakeroma) そね sone; and Yaeyama (Hatoma) すに suni "fishing spot near a coral reef".

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Kanji曽根
曾根
Kanaそね
Romanizationsone
Pronunciation (IPA)[sone]

意味:ぎょしょう【魚礁・漁礁】、かいていがんしょう【海底岩礁】、りょうば【漁場】、さんごしょう【珊瑚礁】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 8). そね【曽根・曾根】 : sone | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6857/sone/.