Where does “撞木鮫” come from?

撞木鮫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鮫 — a shark.

撞木鮫 (Japanese): a hammerhead shark shark of the genus Sphyrna

Definitions

  1. a hammerhead shark shark of the genus Sphyrna

Ancestry of “撞木鮫”, step by step

撞木鮫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea shark

via Japanese 撞木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese撞木a type of wooden hammer used to hit bells in Buddhist temples

Words derived from “撞木鮫

Every word from Japanese
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