油角鮫

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
あぶら
Grade: 3
つの
Grade: 2
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

(あぶら) (abura, oil) + (つの)(ざめ) (tsunozame, dogfish)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ぶらつのざめ [àbúrátsúꜜnòzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [a̠bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠t͡sɨᵝno̞za̠me̞]

Noun[edit]

(あぶら)(つの)(ざめ) or 油角鮫(アブラツノザメ) (aburatsunozame

  1. a spiny dogfish

Usage notes[edit]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アブラツノザメ.