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エビスザメ

Meanings

1

noun

broadnose sevengill shark

usually written using kana alone

A species of cow shark with seven gill slits, found in temperate waters worldwide. Scientific name: Notorynchus cepedianus.

See also: ブロードノーズセブンギルシャーク

水すい族ぞく館かんでエビスザメを見みた。
I saw a broadnose sevengill shark at the aquarium.
エビスザメは七ななつの鰓さい裂れつを持もつ。
The broadnose sevengill shark has seven gill slits.

Written forms

エビスザメ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
恵え比び須す鮫ざめ
Kanji spelling using 恵比須 (Ebisu, one of the Seven Lucky Gods) + 鮫 (shark). Rarely used; the katakana form is preferred.
恵え美び須す鮫ざめ
Alternate kanji spelling with 恵美須; even less common than 恵比須鮫.

Kanji

恵favor, blessing, grace

比compare, race, ratio

須ought, by all means, necessarily

鮫shark

美beauty, beautiful

Similar words

ブロードノーズセブンギルシャーク
English loanword for the same species, used in some scientific or international contexts. エビスザメ is the standard Japanese name.

Etymology

Named after Ebisu (恵比須/恵美須), one of the Seven Lucky Gods, likely due to the shark's association with good fortune or its appearance. The exact origin of the name is uncertain.