小判鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	判	鮫
こ Grade: 1	ばん Grade: 5	さめ > ざめ Hyōgai
kun'yomi	kan'yōon	kun'yomi

コバンザメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of 小判 (“koban”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こばんざめ [kòbáꜜǹzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞bã̠nd͡za̠me̞]

Noun

小(こ)判(ばん)鮫(ざめ) or 小判鮫(コバンザメ) • (kobanzame)

a live sharksucker
Synonyms: コバンイタダキ (koban'itadaki), あやかし (ayakashi)

Derived terms

小(こ)判(ばん)鮫(ざめ)商(しょう)法(ほう) (kobanzame shōhō)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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