馬蛤貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬	蛤	貝
ま Grade: 2	て Hyōgaiji	かい > がい Grade: 1
on’yomi	irregular	kun’yomi

Etymology

The 馬 (“horse”) kanji is ateji (当て字). The 蛤 (“clam”) kanji, however, is jukujikun (熟字訓).

For pronunciation and definitions of 馬蛤貝 – see the following entry.

【マテガイまてがい】 [noun] a razor clam, more specifically Gould's razor shell: Solen strictus. Alternative spellings 蟶貝, 馬刀貝

(This term, 馬蛤貝, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)