鰐

Kanji

 * 1) alligator, crocodile
 * 2) a shark or other large dangerous fish

Compounds

 * : crocodilian; large, dangerous fish
 * : a Buddhist temple in

Etymology


From. Derivation uncertain. Appears in the  in ambiguous reference to a kind of sea creature (possibly sharks or crocodiles). The sense of clearly appears in the  dictionary (938) with an explanation of “having four legs like a turtle and a three-foot mouth with sharp teeth.”

Various theories exist regarding the term's origin, such as an alteration of, or an abbreviation of.

Noun

 * 1)  crocodilian (crocodile, alligator, gavial)
 * 2)  a shark or other large and dangerous fish
 * 1)  a shark or other large and dangerous fish
 * 1)  a shark or other large and dangerous fish

Derived terms

 * : "the alligator's mouth" → an extremely dangerous place or situation
 * : a crocodile's or alligator's mouth; a terrible rumor; someone with a physically large mouth; a wide bronze bell rung with a rope and hung at shrines; part of a Japanese saddle; the female genitalia;  a coin purse
 * : a perennial plant in the lily family, possibly related to
 * : an alligator or crocodile; a shark or other large dangerous fish
 * :a crocodile bird or Egyptian plover,
 * : knock knees, bowlegs
 * : crocodile or alligator skin or hide
 * : an alligator or crocodile; a shark or other large dangerous fish
 * : a sand tiger shark,
 * : a ,
 * : a ,

Idioms

 * : "to escape the alligator's mouth" → to escape an extremely dangerous place or situation

Hanja

 * 1) (악어) crocodile, alligator

Synonyms

 * (악, ag)

Compounds

 * 鰐魚 (악어, ag-eo) crocodile, alligator