馬刀貝
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 馬 | 刀 | 貝 |
| ま Grade: 2 |
- Grade: 2 |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | irregular | kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]The spelling of the mate portion is ateji (当て字). The 馬 (ma) appears to be phonetic, and possibly in reference to the larger size. The 刀 (te) is an irregular reading, and likely in reference to the blade-like nature of the shell.
| For pronunciation and definitions of 馬刀貝 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 馬刀貝, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 馬 read as ま
- Japanese terms spelled with 刀
- Japanese terms spelled with 貝 read as かい
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings
- Japanese terms spelled with ateji
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji