檜扇貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
檜 扇 貝
ひ
Jinmeiyō 		おうぎ
Grade: S 		かい > がい
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

檜扇(ひおうぎ) (hiōgi, “cypress fan”) + 貝(かい) (kai, “shellfish”). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çio̞ːɡʲiɡa̠i]

Noun

檜(ひ)扇(おうぎ)貝(がい) or 檜扇貝(ヒオウギガイ) • (hiōgigai) 

  1. noble scallop, Mimachlamys nobilis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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