甲香

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲 香
Grade: S Grade: 4
jukujikun
  • penatari → ɸenatari → henatari.

Pronunciation

Noun

甲香(へなたり) • (henatari) 

  1. a fragrance made up of the operculum of a veined rapa whelk

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲 香
かん > かい
Grade: S 		こう
Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
貝香
Kanji in this term
甲 香
かん > かい
Grade: S 		こう > ごう
Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
貝香
  • kapikau → kaɸikau → kaɸikɔː → *kawikɔː → kaikoː.

In the second reading, the kō changes to gō as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Pronunciation

Noun

甲(かい)香(こう) or 甲(かい)香(ごう) • (kaikō or kaigō) ←かひかう (kafikau)?

  1. the operculum of a shell; often that belong to a veined rapa whelk
  2. a fragrance made up of such a ground up operculum

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
甲 香
こう
Grade: S 		こう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

甲(こう)香(こう) • (kōkō) 

  1. the operculum of a shell; often that belong to a veined rapa whelk
  2. a fragrance made up of such a ground up operculum
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