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オオメジロザメ (おおめじろざめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オオメジロザメ

Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

A species of shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Also called 牛鮫 (うしざめ) or ブルシャーク.

See also: 牛鮫 (うしざめ) · ブルシャーク

オオメジロザメは汽き水すい域いきにも入はいり込こむことで知しられている。
Bull sharks are known to enter brackish waters.

Written forms

オオメジロザメ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
大おお目め白じろ鮫ざめ
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in katakana.

Kanji

大large, big
目

eye, class, look

白white

鮫shark

Similar words

牛うし鮫ざめ
Synonym for bull shark; less common than オオメジロザメ.
ブルシャーク
English loanword for bull shark; used in some contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 大目 (large eye) + 白鮫 (white shark), though the exact derivation is uncertain. The katakana spelling is standard for fish names.