半割

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半	割
はん Grade: 2	さ(き) > ざ(き) Grade: 6
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

半裂

Etymology

From 半 (han-, “half-; semi-”) +‎ 割き (saki, “splitting”, from 割く (saku, “to split”)), perhaps so named due to the skin fold along its body

Pronunciation

Jūbakoyomi
- (Tokyo) はんざき [hàńzákí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [hã̠nd͡za̠kʲi]

Noun

半割 (hiragana はんざき, katakana ハンザキ, rōmaji hanzaki)

Synonym of 大山椒魚 (ōsanshōuo, “Japanese giant salamander”)

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