虎鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虎	鮫
とら Grade: S	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

虎 (tora, “tiger”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”)

Noun

虎(とら)鮫(ざめ) or 虎鮫(トラザメ) • (torazame) 

1. a cloudy catshark

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 鼬鮫 (itachizame, “tiger shark”, literally “weasel shark”), 猫鮫 (nekozame, “Japanese bullhead shark”, literally “cat shark”)