かいばしら

Japanese

Alternative spelling
貝柱

Etymology

From 貝(かい) (kai, “shellfish”) + 柱(はしら) (hashira, “pillar”). The hashira changes to bashira as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいばしら [kàíbáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iba̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

かいばしら • (kaibashira) ^{←かひばしら (kafibasira)?}

1. bivalve's adductor muscle

   ホタテの貝(かい)柱(ばしら)

   hotate no kaibashira

   scallop's adductor muscle