星鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
星	鮫
ほし Grade: 2	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

星 (hoshi, “star”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほし​ざめ [hòshíꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) ほしざめ [hòshízámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɕiza̠me̞]

Noun

星(ほし)鮫(ざめ) or 星鮫(ホシザメ) • (hoshizame) 

1. a starspotted smooth-hound