宝貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宝 貝
たから
Grade: 6 		かい > がい
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
寶貝 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 宝 (takara, “treasure”) +‎ 貝 (kai, “shellfish”). Compare Chinese 寶貝 / 宝贝 (bǎobèi).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たからがい [tàkáráꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ka̠ɾa̠ɡa̠i]

Noun

宝(たから)貝(がい) or 宝貝(タカラガイ) • (takaragai) ←たからがひ (takaragafi) or タカラガヒ (takaragafi)?

  1. a cowry
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