はまぐり

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はまぐり – see the following entry.
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a clam, Meretrix lusoria
the shell of a clam
an inconsistency
a pussy; a vulva (especially of a young woman)
a geisha becoming a single one after deflowering
a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) consisting of a clam-shaped butterfly, three clams in a circle, five clams, etc.
Abbreviation of 蛤刃 (hamaguriba, a sharp but curved blade).
a 鷺流 (sagiryū) type of kyogen play
Alternative spellings
文蛤, , ハマグリ
(This term, はまぐり (hamaguri), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はまぐり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はまぐり.)