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アオザメ (あおざめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アオザメ

あ

お

ざ

め

Meanings

1

noun

shortfin mako shark

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus).

アオザメは世せ界かい最さい速そくのサメの一ひとつです。
The shortfin mako shark is one of the fastest sharks in the world.

Written forms

アオザメUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this fish name; usually written in kana.
青あお鮫ざめ
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

青blue, green
鮫

shark

Etymology

Compound of 青 (ao, 'blue') and 鮫 (same, 'shark'), referring to the shark's bluish coloration.