甲香
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 香 |
| Grade: S | Grade: S |
| Irregular | |
- penatari → ɸenatari → henatari.
Noun
甲香 (hiragana へなたり, rōmaji henatari)
- a fragrance made up of the operculum of a veined rapa whelk
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 香 |
| かん > かい Grade: S | こう Grade: S |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 香 |
| かん > かい Grade: S | こう > ごう Grade: S |
- kapikau → kaɸikau → kaɸikɔː → *kawikɔː → kaikoː.
In the second reading, The kō changes to gō as an instance of rendaku (連濁). .
Alternative forms
- 貝香
Noun
甲香 (hiragana かいこう, rōmaji kaikō, alternative reading かいごう, rōmaji kaigō, historical hiragana かひかう)
- the operculum of a shell; often that belong to a veined rapa whelk
- a fragrance made up of such a ground up operculum