甚兵衛鮫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甚	兵	衛	鮫
じん Grade: S	へい > べ Grade: 4	え Grade: 5	さめ > ざめ Hyōgai
irregular			kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
甚兵衞鮫 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

甚(ジン)平(ベイ)鮫(ザメ) (jinbeizame)

Etymology

甚兵衛 (“jinbee”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). 甚兵衛 is ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じんべえざめ [jìńbéꜜèzàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩmbe̞e̞za̠me̞]

Noun

甚(じん)兵(べ)衛(え)鮫(ざめ) or 甚兵衛鮫(ジンベエザメ) • (jinbeezame) ^{←じんべゑざめ (zinbewezame)^?}

a whale shark