猫鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	鮫
ねこ Grade: S	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

猫 (neko, “cat”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ねこざめ [nèkóꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞za̠me̞]

Noun

猫鮫 (hiragana ねこざめ, katakana ネコザメ, rōmaji nekozame)

a Japanese bullhead shark

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 虎鮫 (torazame, “cloudy catshark”, literally “tiger shark”)

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