酸漿貝

酸漿貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酸	漿	貝
ほおずき		かい > がい Grade: 1
Grade: 5	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun		kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 酸漿 (hōzuki /ほおずき/, “bladder cherry”) +‎ 貝 (kai /かい/, “shellfish”).

The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほおずき​がい [hòózúkíꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːzɨᵝkʲiɡa̠i]

Noun

酸漿貝(ほおずきがい) • (hōzukigai)  (historical kana ほほづきがひ)

1. lampshell excluding the lingulate brachiopods (Articulata)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ホオズキガイ.

Hypernyms

• 腕(わん)足(そく)類(るい) (wansokurui, “brachiopod”)

Coordinate terms

• 三(しゃ)味(み)線(せん)貝(がい) (shamisengai, “lingulate brachiopod”)

References

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