カモメ

common gull (Larus canus)

Also:gull (Laridae spp.)

What does カモメ mean?

カモメ is a Japanese noun meaning common gull (Larus canus) in English. It can also be translated as gull (Laridae spp.) depending on context. It is written as カモメ in hiragana, and kamome in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

カモメは風に乗って滑空した。

The sea gull glided on the wind.