銀鱶

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ぎん
Grade: 3
ふか > ぶか
Hyōgaiji
jūbakoyomi

Etymology[edit]

From (ぎん) (gin, silver) + (ふか) (fuka, shark).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ぎん)(ぶか) or 銀鱶(ギンブカ) (ginbuka

  1. Synonym of 銀鮫 (ginzame, silver chimaera)

Usage notes[edit]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ギンブカ.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN