法螺貝
Japanese
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| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 法 | 螺 | 貝 |
| ほう > ほ Grade: 4 |
ら Jinmeiyō |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 法螺 (hora, “boasting, bragging”) + 貝 (kai, “shell, shellfish”).[1][2] The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “relation to 哱囉#Chinese? are we sure that 法螺 is the true meaning and not ateji?”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a Triton's trumpet, Charonia tritonis
- a horn made from a Triton's trumpet shell
- by metaphor from the shape of the shell, a way of tying a man's obi
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホラガイ.
See also
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[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 法 read as ほう
- Japanese terms spelled with 螺 read as ら
- Japanese terms spelled with 貝 read as かい
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
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