馬蛤貝

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Hyōgai
かい > がい
Grade: 1
on'yomi irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

The (horse) kanji is ateji (当て字). The (clam) kanji, however, is jukujikun (熟字訓).

For pronunciation and definitions of 馬蛤貝 – see the following entry.
マテガイまてがい
a razor clam, more specifically Gould's razor shell: Solen strictus.
Alternative spellings
蟶貝, 馬刀貝
(This term, 馬蛤貝, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)