江戸油鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
江	戸	油	鮫
え Grade: S	と > ど Grade: 2	あぶら Grade: 3	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
江戶油鮫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 江戸(えど) (Edo, “Edo”) + 油(アブラ)鮫(ザメ) (aburazame, “spiny dogfish”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

江(え)戸(ど)油(あぶら)鮫(ざめ) or 江戸油鮫(エドアブラザメ) • (Edo aburazame) 

1. a sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)

   Hypernym: 神楽鮫 (kagurazame)