沙蚕

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 沙蚕 – see 沙蠶 (“clam worm; Nereis”). (This term is the simplified form of 沙蠶).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沙	蚕
ごかい
Grade: S	Grade: 6
irregular

Alternative spelling
沙蠶 (kyūjitai)

ゴカイ: Alitta succinea, the common clam worm

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごかい [gòkáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ka̠i]

Noun

沙蚕(ごかい) or 沙蚕(ゴカイ) • (gokai) 

1. clam worms, sandworms, ragworms; any of various marine worms in the family Nereididae

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 石沙蚕(いしごかい) (ishigokai)

See also

• 磯目(イソメ) (isome, “eunicids, bloodworms”)
• 多毛類(たもうるい) (tamōrui, “polychetes”), the class that includes eunicids and clam worms