鮫 same Shark

鮫 is the shark, and a large shark is also called 鱶 (fuka). Sharkskin, 鮫皮 (samegawa), was used on swords, as in 鮫鞘 (samezaya), a sharkskin scabbard. In old Japanese books, the beast called wani is thought to have been the shark.

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