真珠貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	珠	貝
しん Grade: 3	しゅ > じゅ Grade: S	かい > がい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

The Japanese akoya pearl oyster.

Compound of 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”) +‎ 貝 (kai, “shell, shellfish”). The kai changes to gai due to rendaku (連濁).

Noun

真珠貝 (hiragana しんじゅがい, rōmaji shinjugai)

the pearl oyster, Japanese akoya oyster (inedible)

See also

牡 (か)蠣 (き) (kaki): oyster (edible)

References

2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

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