馬鹿貝
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 馬 | 鹿 | 貝 |
| ば Grade: 2 |
か Grade: 4 |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 馬珂貝 バカ貝 |
Pronunciation
Noun
馬鹿貝 or 馬鹿貝 • (bakagai) ←ばかがひ (bakagafi)?
- Mactra chinensis, a species of trough shell
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 バカガイ.
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN