頬白鮫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
頬	白	鮫
ほお Hyōgaiji	しろ > じろ Grade: 1	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
頰白鮫 (kyūjitai)

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From 頬 (hō, “cheek”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The same reading for 鮫 changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほおじろ​ざめ [hòójíróꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːʑiɾo̞za̠me̞]

Noun

頬(ほお)白(じろ)鮫(ざめ) or 頬白鮫(ホオジロザメ) • (hōjirozame) ^{←ほほじろざめ (fofozirozame) or ホホジロザメ (fofozirozame)?}

1. a great white shark

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホオジロザメ.

See also

• 頬(ホオ)白(ジロ) (hōjiro)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
頬	白	鮫
ほほ Hyōgaiji	しろ > じろ Grade: 1	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
頰白鮫 (kyūjitai)

From 頬 (hoho, “cheek”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The same reading for 鮫 changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞ho̞ʑiɾo̞za̠me̞]

Noun

頬(ほほ)白(じろ)鮫(ざめ) or 頬白鮫(ホホジロザメ) • (hohojirozame) 

1. a great white shark

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホホジロザメ.