天狗鮫
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 天 | 狗 | 鮫 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
く > ぐ Hyōgai |
さめ > ざめ Hyōgai |
| goon | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]From 天狗 (“tengu”) + 鮫 (same, “shark”). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (archaic) Synonym of 箕作鮫 (mitsukurizame, “goblin shark”)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: goblin shark (calque)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 天 read as てん
- Japanese terms spelled with 狗 read as く
- Japanese terms spelled with 鮫 read as さめ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgai kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- Japanese terms with archaic senses
- ja:Sharks