頬白鮫

頬白鮫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
頬	白	鮫
ほお Hyōgaiji	しろ > じろ Grade: 1	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From 頬 (hō, “cheek”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The same reading for 鮫 changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほおじろ​ざめ [hòójíróꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ːʑiɾo̞za̠me̞]

Noun

頬白鮫 (hiragana ほおじろざめ, katakana ホオジロザメ, rōmaji hōjirozame, historical hiragana ほほじろざめ, historical katakana ホホジロザメ)

1. a great white shark

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ホオジロザメ.

See also

• 頬 (ホオ)白 (ジロ) (hōjiro)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
頬	白	鮫
ほほ Hyōgaiji	しろ > じろ Grade: 1	さめ > ざめ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

From 頬 (hoho, “cheek”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The same reading for 鮫 changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ho̞ʑiɾo̞za̠me̞]

Noun

頬白鮫 (hiragana ほほじろざめ, katakana ホホジロザメ, rōmaji hohojirozame)

1. a great white shark

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ホホジロザメ.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN