蝶鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝶	鮫
ちょう Jinmeiyō	さめ > ざめ Hyōgai
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

• 鱘魚

Etymology

蝶 (chō, “butterfly”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chóꜜòzàmè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chòózámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːza̠me̞]

Noun

蝶(ちょう)鮫(ざめ) or 蝶鮫(チョウザメ) • (chōzame) ^{←てふざめ (tefuzame) or テフザメ (tefuzame)?}

1. a sturgeon