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Kotomora

鯊

goby (fish)

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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)

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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.