半割

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半 割
はん
Grade: 2 		さ(き) > ざ(き)
Grade: 6
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
半裂

Etymology

From 半 (han-, “half-; semi-”) +‎ 割き (saki, “splitting”, from 割く (saku, “to split”)), perhaps so named due to the skin fold along its body.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はんざき [hàńzákí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [hã̠nd͡za̠kʲi]

Noun

半(はん)割(ざき) or 半割(ハンザキ) • (hanzaki) 

  1. synonym of 大山椒魚 (ōsanshōuo, “Japanese giant salamander”)
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