甲蠃

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	蠃
かせ
Grade: S	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
石陰子

Noun

甲蠃(かせ) • (kase) 

1. (archaic) sea urchin

   Synonym: 海胆 (uni)

   • 9-10th centuries, Saibara (催馬楽): Waie (我家):

     御(み)肴(さかな)に何(なに)よけむ鮑(あはび)栄螺(さだを)か甲蠃(かせ)よけむ

     Mi-sakana ni nani yokemu awabi sadao ka kase yokemu

     What would be good for the side dish? Would abalone, turban shell or sea urchin be good?

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	蠃
がぜ
Grade: S	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Noun

甲蠃(がぜ) • (gaze) 

1. (dialectal) Nonstandard form of 甲蠃 (kase, “sea urchin”) above.

   Synonym: 海胆 (uni)

Derived terms

• 雁(がん)甲蠃(がぜ) (gangaze, “Diadema setosum”)