ごかい

See also: こかい and こがい

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ごかい – see the following entries.

【五戒】 [noun] (religion, Buddhism) the Five Precepts

【誤解】 [noun] misunderstanding [verb] to misunderstand

(This term, ごかい (gokai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 五悔, 御会, 碁会.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
沙蚕

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごかい [gòkáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ka̠i]

Noun

ごかい or ゴカイ • (gokai) ^{←ごかい (gokai)?}

1. ragworm, a worm often used as fishing bait

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• いしごかい (ishigokai)