灰貝
Japanese
editKanji 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
editNoun
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
editAs 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.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 灰 read as はい
- Japanese terms spelled with 貝 read as かい
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- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
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- ja:Bivalves