馬蛤貝

Japanese
Kanji in this term
馬 蛤 貝
ま
Grade: 2		 て
Hyōgaiji		 かい > がい
Grade: 1
on’yomi irregular kun’yomi

Etymology

The 馬 (“horse”) kanji is ateji (当て字). The 蛤 (“clam”) kanji, however, is jukujikun (熟字訓).

For pronunciation and definitions of 馬蛤貝 – see the following entry.
【マテガイまてがい】
[noun] a razor clam, more specifically Gould's razor shell: Solen strictus.
Alternative spellings
蟶貝, 馬刀貝
(This term, 馬蛤貝, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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