蝶鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

(chō, butterfly) +‎ (same, shark)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chóꜜòzàmè] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chòózámé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːza̠me̞]

Noun

(ちょう)(ざめ) or 蝶鮫(チョウザメ) • (chōzameてふざめ (tefuzame) or テフザメ (tefuzame)?

  1. a sturgeon