Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 撞
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木
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鮫
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しゅ Jinmeiyō
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もく Grade: 1
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さめ > ざめ Hyōgai
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Etymology
撞木 (shumoku, “wooden bell hammer”) + 鮫 (same, “shark”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しゅもくざめ [shùmókúꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ɕɨmo̞kɯ̟za̠me̞]
Noun
撞木鮫 or 撞木鮫 • (shumokuzame)
- a hammerhead shark (shark of the genus Sphyrna)