鼠鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鼠	鮫
ねずみ Hyōgaiji	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

鼠 (nezumi, “rat; mouse”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねずみ​ざめ [nèzúmíꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞zɨᵝmʲiza̠me̞]

Noun

鼠(ねずみ)鮫(ざめ) or 鼠鮫(ネズミザメ) • (nezumizame) 

1. a salmon shark