Japanese Word Entry

甚兵衞鮫

Simplified Japanese form: 甚兵衛鮫

Kana:じんべえざめ
Romaji:jinbeezame
Definition: whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Alternative form:
  • ジンベエザメ (jinbeezame)


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Chinese characters used in this word

tremendously, very, great, exceedingly, great extent, considerably
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄣˊ (shén), ㄕㄜˊ (shé), ㄕㄣˋ (shèn)
Cantonese: sam6
Japanese: ジン (jin)、 シン (shin) / はなは.だ (hanahada)、 はなは.だしい (hanahadashii)、 なに (nani)
Korean: 심 (sim)
Vietnamese: thậm
Variants
Semantic variant form:

soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Readings
Mandarin: ㄅㄧㄥ (bīng)
Cantonese: bing1
Japanese: ヘイ (hei)、 ヒョウ (hyou) / つわもの (tsuwamono)、 いくさ (ikusa)
Korean: 병 (byeong)
Vietnamese: binh

defense, guard, protect, defend
Readings
Mandarin: ㄨㄟˋ (wèi)
Cantonese: wai6
Japanese: エイ (ei)、 エ (e) / まも.る (mamoru)
Korean: 위 (wi)
Vietnamese: vệ
Variants
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Semantic variant form:

shark
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄠ (jiāo)
Cantonese: gaau1
Japanese: コウ (kou) / さめ (same)、 みずち (mizuchi)
Korean: 교 (gyo)
Vietnamese: giao
Variants
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