amas
amas — noun
1. Japanese women who dive in the sea to gather pearls, shellfish, or seaweed by ha
Japanese women who dive in the sea to gather pearls, shellfish, or seaweed by hand.
At dawn, the amas dived from the boat for seaweed and shellfish.
amas diving from a boat to gather food
Tourists on the shore watched the amas disappear under the cold water.
In the museum film, the amas tied wooden tubs to their waists.
For generations, the amas returned to the same bay each summer.
Bilal photographed the amas as they sorted oysters on the pier.
- pearl divers
common when the focus is collecting pearls, but narrower than amas because amas may also gather shellfish or seaweed
- free divers
describes the diving method, but not the specific Japanese tradition
文法句型
the amas
traditional amas
amas diving for pearls
用法筆記
Usually used in writing about Japanese coastal traditions, museums, or older fishing practices. English often keeps the Japanese plural form rather than replacing it with a more general word like 'divers'.