三味線貝
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 三 | 味 | 線 | 貝 |
| しゃ Grade: 1 (ateji) |
み Grade: 3 (ateji) |
せん Grade: 2 |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
| irregular | goon | on’yomi | kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 三味線 (shamisen, a Japanese plucked string instrument) + 貝 (kai, “shellfish”).
The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..
Pronunciation
Noun
三味線貝 • (shamisengai) ←しやみせんがひ (syamisengafi)?
- a lamp shell, lingulate brachiopod of the family Lingulidae
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シャミセンガイ.