栄螺

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
さざえ
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
榮螺 (kyūjitai)
拳螺
蠑螺
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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attestation?”) Ultimate derivation unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

栄螺(さざえ) or 栄螺(サザエ) (sazae

  1. a turban shell, especially one of the horned turbans (Turbo cornutus, Turbo sazae)
  2. a tea ceremony utensil: one of the seven rests for the lid of a teakettle, shaped like a turban shell (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さざい
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

栄螺(さざい) (sazai

  1. Nonstandard form of 栄螺 (sazae) above.
  2. Short for 栄螺堂 (sazaidō).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
さだえ
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

栄螺(さだえ) (sadae

  1. Nonstandard form of 栄螺 (sazae) above.

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
さだお
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

栄螺(さだお) (sadaoさだを (sadawo)?

  1. (archaic, rare) Nonstandard form of 栄螺 (sazae) above.
    • 9-10th centuries, Saibara (催馬楽): Waie (我家):
      (Can we verify(+) this quotation?)
      ()(さかな)(なに)よけむ(あはび)栄螺(さだを)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?

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN