Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 鼠
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鮫
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ねずみ Hyōgai
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さめ > ざめ Hyōgai
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| kun'yomi
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Etymology
鼠 (nezumi, “rat; mouse”) + 鮫 (same, “shark”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ねずみざめ [nèzúmíꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ne̞zɨmʲiza̠me̞]
Noun
鼠鮫 or 鼠鮫 • (nezumizame)
- a salmon shark