達磨鮫

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Grade: 4 Grade: S さめ > ざめ
Hyōgai
irregular on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 達磨 (Daruma, Dharma, Bodhidharma) +‎ (same, shark). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [da̠ɾɯ̟ma̠za̠me̞]

Noun

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達磨鮫(だるまざめ) or 達磨鮫(ダルマザメ) (darumazame

  1. Isistius brasiliensis: the cookiecutter shark, also called the cigar shark