陣貝
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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陣 | 貝 |
じん Grade: S |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
jūbakoyomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 陣 + 貝. The kai reading for 貝 changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun edit
- a Triton's trumpet (Charonia tritonis) shell used in ancient times as a horn to signal troop movements