真珠貝

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

the pearl oyster, Japanese akoya oyster (inedible)

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 真珠 (pearl) + Japanese 貝 (shellfish, shell, clam).

Origin

Japanese

貝

Gloss

shellfish, shell, clam

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

貝

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

shinju English
マテガイ Japanese
三味線貝 Japanese
宝貝 Japanese
法螺貝 Japanese
真珠 Japanese
真珠湾 Japanese
蟶貝 Japanese
豚に真珠 Japanese
貝 Japanese
貝合わせ Japanese
酸漿貝 Japanese
陣貝 Japanese
鳥貝 Japanese
鸚鵡貝 Japanese