Chinese

Noun

青鮫

1. ferocious sea fish

Japanese

Etymology

青 ‎(ao, “blue”) +‎ 鮫 ‎(same, “shark”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) あおざめ [àózámé] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠o̞za̠me̞]

Noun

青鮫 ‎(hiragana あおざめ, katakana アオザメ, romaji aozame, historical hiragana あをざめ)

1. a shortfin mako shark

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 葦切鮫 ‎(yoshikirizame, “blue shark”)

Derived terms

• 化 (バケ)青 (アオ)鮫 (ザメ) ‎(bakeaozame)