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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
spider conch (Lambis lambis)
Other forms
くも貝 【くもがい】 · 蜘蛛貝 【くもがい】
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
molusco;medusa
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
shellfish
私が手にしてるのは貝の化石です。
What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
seashell;shell
Other forms
介 【かい】 (rarely used kanji form)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica);Japanese ivory shell
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
abbreviation
spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese Babylon shell)