姥鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
姥	鮫
うば Jinmeiyō	さめ > ざめ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

姥 (uba, “old woman”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うばざめ [ùbázámé] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) うばざめ [ùbáꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ba̠za̠me̞]

Noun

姥(うば)鮫(ざめ) or 姥鮫(ウバザメ) • (ubazame) 

1. a basking shark