頬白鮫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
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 (, cheek) + (shiro, white) + (same, shark). The shiro reading for changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The same reading for changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほお)(じろ)(ざめ) (hōjirozame) ほほじろざめ (fofozirozame)?

  1. a great white shark
Usage notes

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ほほ
Hyōgaiji
しろ > じろ
Grade: 1
さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頰白鮫 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほほ)(じろ)(ざめ) (hohojirozame) 

  1. a great white shark
Usage notes

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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