灰貝
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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灰 | 貝 |
はい Grade: 6 |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
灰 (hai, “ash”) + 貝 (gai, “clam”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
灰貝 or 灰貝 • (haigai) ←はひがひ (fafigafi) or ハヒガヒ (fafigafi)?
- blood cockle, blood clam (an Asian species of bivalve resembling the cockle) (Tegillarca granosa)
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハイガイ.