三味線貝
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |||
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三 | 味 | 線 | 貝 |
しゃ Grade: 1 (ateji) |
み Grade: 3 (ateji) |
せん Grade: 2 |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
irregular | goon | on'yomi | kun'yomi |
Etymology
editCompound of 三味線 (shamisen, a Japanese plucked string instrument) + 貝 (kai, “shellfish”).
The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit三味線貝 • (shamisengai) ←しやみせんがひ (syamisengafi)?
- a lamp shell, lingulate brachiopod of the family Lingulidae
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シャミセンガイ.
Coordinate terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with ateji
- Japanese terms spelled with 三
- Japanese terms spelled with 味 read as み
- Japanese terms spelled with 線 read as せん
- Japanese terms spelled with 貝 read as かい
- Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 4 kanji
- ja:Brachiopods