鯊
goby (fish)
Readings
On'yomi
- サ
- シャ
Kun'yomi
- さめ
- はぜ
Meaning
鯊 refers specifically to the goby, a small bottom-dwelling fish.
Most common words using 鯊
- だぼ鯊だぼはぜ
goby (fish)
- 南跳鯊みなみとびはぜ
southern Japanese mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
- 極楽鯊ごくらくはぜ
barcheek goby (Rhinogobius giurinus)
- 糸引鯊いとひきはぜ
Myersina filifer (species of goby)
- 紬鯊つむぎはぜ
yellowfin toxic goby (Yongeichthys criniger); horny goby
- 虚鯊うろはぜ
Glossogobius olivaceus (species of goby)
- 蚯蚓鯊みみずはぜ
flat-headed goby (Luciogobius guttatus)
- 跳鯊とびはぜ
mudskipper (Periophthalmus cantonensis); mudspringer
- 雲鯊くもはぜ
dusky frillgoby (Bathygobius fuscus)
- 黄色珊瑚鯊きいろさんごはぜ
yellow clown goby (Gobiodon okinawae)
Study
Etymology
鯊 combines 魚 (fish) with 沙 (sand), likely indicating a fish associated with sandy environments, fitting the goby's habitat.
Meaning mnemonic
A fish 魚 that lives in the sand 沙: the goby hides in sandy bottoms.
Reading mnemonic
For サ, imagine a goby fish swimming in the Sahara sand: Sahara -> サ, and the fish blends into the sand.