鸚鵡貝

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
おう
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
かい > がい
Grade: 1
kan’on goon kun’yomi
 オウムガイ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From 鸚鵡 (ōmu, cockatoo) +‎ (kai, shellfish). Compare Chinese 鸚鵡螺鹦鹉螺 (yīngwǔluó), Korean 앵무조개 (aengmujogae), Vietnamese ốc anh vũ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(おう)()(がい) or 鸚鵡貝(オウムガイ) (ōmugaiあうむがひ (aumugafi) or オウムガヒ (oumugafi)?

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References[edit]

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN