つぶ Link copied! つぶ [1] Meaning Shirabe ① Noun Usually kana whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.) Only applies to つぶ、ツブ ② Noun small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail) See also: 螺 (にし) Kanji 螺 ラ small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk Forms ツブ#69,258ツブ海螺#330,918海螺つぶつぶつぶ螺螺つぶつび(out-dated or obsolete kana usage)つびつみ(out-dated or obsolete kana usage)つみ