稚貝

稚貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
稚	貝
ち Grade: S	かい > がい Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

From 稚(ち) (chi) + 貝(かい) (kai). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちがい [chìgáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) ち​がい [chíꜜgàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɡa̠i]

Noun

稚(ち)貝(がい) • (chigai) ^{←ちがひ (tigafi)?}

1. juvenile shellfish

Synonyms

• 幼貝(ようがい) (yōgai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN