姥鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うば
Jinmeiyō
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

(uba, old woman) +‎ (same, shark)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ばざめ [ùbázámé] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ざめ [ùbáꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ba̠za̠me̞]

Noun

(うば)(ざめ) or 姥鮫(ウバザメ) • (ubazame

  1. a basking shark