Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) ほおじろ​ざめ [hòójíróꜜzàmè] (Nakadaka - [4])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːd͡ʑiɺ̠o̞za̠me̞]

Noun

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

1. great white shark

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ho̞d͡ʑiɺ̠o̞za̠me̞]

Noun

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

1. great white shark

Usage notes

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

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9