甲香

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	香
Grade: S	Grade: 4
jukujikun

• penatari → ɸenatari → henatari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he̞na̠ta̠ɾʲi]

Noun

甲香(へなたり) • (henatari) 

1. a fragrance made up of the operculum of a veined rapa whelk

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	香
かん > かい Grade: S	こう Grade: 4

Alternative spelling
貝香

Kanji in this term
甲	香
かん > かい Grade: S	こう > ごう Grade: 4

• kapikau → kaɸikau → kaɸikɔː → *kawikɔː → kaikoː.

In the second reading, the kō changes to gō as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠iko̞ː]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɡo̞ː]

Noun

甲(かい)香(こう) or 甲(かい)香(ごう) • (kaikō or kaigō) ^{←かひかう (kafikau)?}

1. the operculum of a shell; often that belong to a veined rapa whelk
2. a fragrance made up of such a ground up operculum

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
甲	香
こう Grade: S	こう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

甲(こう)香(こう) • (kōkō) 

1. the operculum of a shell; often that belong to a veined rapa whelk
2. a fragrance made up of such a ground up operculum