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恵比須鮫

恵美須鮫

Readings

Kana: えびすざめ、エビスザメ
Romaji: ebisuzame, ebisuzame
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: ブロードノーズ (reading セブンギル, entry #シャーク)

Kanji

恵
Readings: ケイ、 エ、 めぐ.む、 めぐ.み
Meanings: favor, blessing, grace, kindness
比
Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる
Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines
須
Readings: ス、 シュ、 すべから.く、 すべし、 ひげ、 まつ、 もち.いる、 もと.める
Meanings: ought, by all means, necessarily
鮫
Readings: コウ、 さめ、 みずち
Meaning: shark
美
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful