真珠貝

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JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
真	珠	貝
しん Grade: 3	しゅ > じゅ Grade: S	かい > がい Grade: 1
on’yomi

EtymologyEdit

The Japanese akoya pearl oyster.

Compound of 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”) +‎ 貝 (kai, “shell, shellfish”). The kai changes to gai due to rendaku (連濁).

NounEdit

真珠貝 (hiragana しんじゅがい, rōmaji shinjugai)

1. the pearl oyster, Japanese akoya oyster (inedible)

See alsoEdit

• 牡 (か)蠣 (き) (kaki): oyster (edible)

ReferencesEdit

• 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067