甚兵衛鮫
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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甚 | 兵 | 衛 | 鮫 |
じん Grade: S | へい > べ Grade: 4 | え Grade: 5 | さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji |
irregular | kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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甚兵衞鮫 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
- 甚平鮫 (jinbeizame)
Etymology
甚兵衛 (“jinbee”) + 鮫 (same, “shark”). 甚兵衛 is ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) じんべえざめ [jìńbéꜜèzàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑĩmbe̞e̞za̠me̞]
Noun
甚兵衛鮫 • (jinbeezame) ←じんべゑざめ (zinbewezame)?
- a whale shark