栄螺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さざえ
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
榮螺 (kyūjitai)
拳螺
蠑螺

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attestation?”) Ultimate derivation unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

栄螺(さざえ) or 栄螺(サザエ) • (sazae) 

  1. a turban shell, especially one of the horned turbans (Turbo cornutus, Turbo sazae)
  2. a tea ceremony utensil: one of the seven rests for the lid of a teakettle, shaped like a turban shell (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Derived terms
  • サザエに金平糖(こんぺいとう) (sazae ni konpeitō, two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions, literally, "comparing a turban shell with konpeitō")
  • サザエの(つぼ)() (sazae no tsuboyaki, turban cooked whole in its own shell)
  • (リュウ)(テン)栄螺(サザエ) (ryūten sazae, tapestry turban)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さざい
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

栄螺(さざい) • (sazai) 

  1. Nonstandard form of 栄螺 (sazae) above.
  2. Short for 栄螺堂 (sazaidō).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
さだえ
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

栄螺(さだえ) • (sadae) 

  1. Nonstandard form of 栄螺 (sazae) above.

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
さだお
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

栄螺(さだお) • (sadao) さだを (sadawo)?

  1. (archaic, rare) Nonstandard form of 栄螺 (sazae) above.
    • 9-10th centuries, Saibara (催馬楽): Waie (我家):
      (Can we verify(+) this quotation?)
      ()(さかな)(なに)よけむ(あはび)栄螺(さだを)甲蠃(かせ)よけむ
      Mi-sakana ni nani yokemu awabi sadao ka kase yokemu
      What would be good for the side dish? Would abalone, turban shell or sea urchin be good?

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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