陣貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陣	貝
じん Grade: S	かい > がい Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Compound of 陣 +‎ 貝. The kai reading for 貝 changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

陣(じん)貝(がい) • (jingai) 

1. a Triton's trumpet (Charonia tritonis) shell used in ancient times as a horn to signal troop movements

See also

• 法螺貝(ほらがい) (horagai)