酸漿貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酸	漿	貝
ほおずき		かい > がい Grade: 1
Grade: 5	Hyōgai
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 酸漿 (hōzuki /⁠ほおずき⁠/, “bladder cherry”) +‎ 貝 (kai /⁠かい⁠/, “shellfish”).

The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほおずきがい [hòózúkíꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːzɨkʲiɡa̠i]

Noun

酸漿(ほおずき)貝(がい) • (hōzukigai) ^{←ほほづきがひ (fofodukigafi)?}

1. lampshell excluding the lingulate brachiopods (Articulata)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホオズキガイ.

Hypernyms

• 腕(わん)足(そく)類(るい) (wansokurui, “brachiopod”)

Coordinate terms

• 三(しゃ)味(み)線(せん)貝(がい) (shamisengai, “lingulate brachiopod”)