北寄貝
Chinese edit
north | lodge at; to mail; to send lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend |
cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish | ||
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trad. (北寄貝) | 北 | 寄 | 貝 | |
simp. (北寄贝) | 北 | 寄 | 贝 |
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北寄貝 (hokkigai).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
北寄貝
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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北 | 寄 | 貝 |
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 5 |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
on’yomi | kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
北寄貝 or 北寄貝 • (hokkigai) ←ほくきがひ (fokukigafi)?
- Synonym of 姥貝 (“Spisula sachalinense”)