Hammerhead Shark

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Translation

The Japanese word for "Hammerhead Shark" is shumokuzame シュモクザメ.

Romaji shu mo ku za me
Hiraganaしゅもくざめ
Katakanaシュモクザメ
Kanji 撞 木 鮫
Meaning Wooden Bell Hammer Shark
School Level ✕ 小１ ✕

Trivia

  • shumoku 撞木 is a T-shaped wooden hammer used to hit "drums," taiko 太鼓.[1]
  • shumoku 橦木 is a wooden log used to hammer "great bells," oogane 大鐘, in temples.[2][3]
Photo
What Hammerhead Shark looks like.
shumoku 撞木 and surigane 摺鉦.
shumoku 撞木 and surigane 摺鉦
© katorisi
shumoku 橦木 and oogane 大鐘.
shumoku 橦木

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: Hammerhead_shark (シュモクザメ)
  1. 摺鉦 - ja.wikipedia.org, accessed .
  2. お寺にある鐘をつく棒は撞木（しゅもく）と言いますか？ - detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp, accessed .
  3. 撞木 - dic.pixiv.net, accessed .
Hammerhead Worm, Nurse Shark, Whale Shark, oochouzame 大蝶鮫.