撞木鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撞	木	鮫
しゅ Jinmeiyō	もく Grade: 1	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji

Etymology

撞木 (shumoku, “wooden bell hammer”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅもく​ざめ [shùmókúꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝmo̞kɯ̟ᵝza̠me̞]

Noun

撞(しゅ)木(もく)鮫(ざめ) or 撞木鮫(シュモクザメ) • (shumokuzame) 

1. a hammerhead shark (shark of the genus Sphyrna)

Related terms

• 団扇撞木鮫(うちわしゅもくざめ) (uchiwa shumokuzame)