小判鮫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 判 鮫
こ
Grade: 1		 ばん
Grade: 5		 さめ > ざめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi kan’yōon kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 小判 (“koban”) +‎ 鮫 (same, “shark”). The same changes to zame as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こば​んざめ [kòbáꜜǹzàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞bã̠nd͡za̠me̞]

Noun

小(こ)判(ばん)鮫(ざめ) or 小判鮫(コバンザメ) • (kobanzame) 

  1. a live sharksucker
    Synonyms: コバンイタダキ (koban'itadaki), あやかし (ayakashi)

Derived terms
  • 小(こ)判(ばん)鮫(ざめ)商(しょう)法(ほう) (kobanzame shōhō)

References
  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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