小判鮫

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ばん
Grade: 5
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi kan’yōon kun’yomi
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Etymology[edit]

Compound of 小判 (koban) +‎ (same, shark). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(ばん)(ざめ) or 小判鮫(コバンザメ) (kobanzame

  1. a live sharksucker

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN