真牡蠣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 牡 蠣
ま
Grade: 3 		かき > がき
Jinmeiyō Hyōgai
kun'yomi jukujikun

Etymology

Literally, “true oyster”, 真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 牡蠣(かき) (kaki, “oyster”). The kaki changes to gaki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɡa̠kʲi]

Noun

真(ま)牡蠣(がき) or 真牡蠣(マガキ) • (magaki) 

  1. pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

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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