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    3. 鮫

    鮫

    鮫サメ

    shark

    KMT10News #38+1Ref L1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    サメさめ

    Noun

    1.
    shark
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    鮫サメは海うみの大おおきな魚さかなです。

    Sharks are big fish in the sea.

    KMT4Animals
    水すい族ぞく館かんで大おおきな鮫サメを見みた。

    I saw a big shark at the aquarium.

    KMT6AnimalsDaily Life
    鮫サメは食しょく物もつ連れん鎖さの頂ちょう点てんに立たつ捕ほ食しょく者しゃだ。

    Sharks are apex predators at the top of the food chain.

    KMT10AnimalsScience & Math
    ホホジロザメは最もっとも恐おそろしい鮫サメの一いっ種しゅとして知しられている。

    The great white shark is known as one of the most terrifying species of shark.

    KMT10Animals
    鮫サメの生せい息そく地ちは、温おん暖だんな海かい域いきから深しん海かいまで多た岐きにわたる。

    The habitats of sharks range widely from warm waters to the deep sea.

    KMT10AnimalsNature & Environment

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