箕作鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
箕 作 鮫
み
Jinmeiyō 		つく(り)
Grade: 2 		さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 箕作 (Mitsukuri, named for Japanese zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みつくりざめ [mìtsúkúríꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [mʲit͡sɨ̥kɯ̟ɾʲiza̠me̞]

Noun

箕(み)作(つくり)鮫(ざめ) or 箕作鮫(ミツクリザメ) • (Mitsukurizame) 

  1. a goblin shark
    Synonym: 天狗鮫 (tenguzame)
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