猫鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫 鮫
ねこ
Grade: S 		さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

猫 (neko, “cat”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ねこざめ [nèkóꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ne̞ko̞za̠me̞]

Noun

猫(ねこ)鮫(ざめ) or 猫鮫(ネコザメ) • (nekozame) 

  1. a Japanese bullhead shark (Heterodontus japonicus)

Usage notes

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