酸漿貝
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 酸 | 漿 | 貝 |
| ほおずき | かい > がい Grade: 1 | |
| Grade: 5 | Hyōgai | |
| jukujikun | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 酸漿 (hōzuki /ほおずき/, “bladder cherry”) + 貝 (kai /かい/, “shellfish”).
The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]酸漿貝 • (hōzukigai) ←ほほづきがひ (fofodukigafi)?
- lampshell excluding the lingulate brachiopods (Articulata)
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 ホオズキガイ.
Hypernyms
[edit]- 腕足類 (wansokurui, “brachiopod”)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- 三味線貝 (shamisengai, “lingulate brachiopod”)
References
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