猫鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	鮫
ねこ Grade: S	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

猫 (neko, “cat”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねこ​ざめ [nèkóꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞za̠me̞]

Noun

猫(ねこ)鮫(ざめ) or 猫鮫(ネコザメ) • (nekozame) 

1. a Japanese bullhead shark (Heterodontus japonicus)

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 虎鮫 (torazame, “cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame)”, literally “tiger shark”)