葦切鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葦	切	鮫
よし Jinmeiyō	きり Grade: 2	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

葦切 (yoshikiri, “acrocephalid warbler”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よしきりざめ [yòshíkíríꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ɕi̥kʲiɾʲiza̠me̞]

Noun

葦(よし)切(きり)鮫(ざめ) • (yoshikirizame)

a blue shark

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 青鮫 (aozame, “shortfin mako shark”, literally “blue shark”)

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