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シナハマグリ (しなはまぐり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

シナハマグリ

Meanings

1

noun

Meretrix petechialis (species of hard clam)

usually written using kana alone

A species of hard clam found in East Asia. The name is usually written in katakana.

シナハマグリは食しょく用ようとして漁ぎょ獲かくされることがある。
Meretrix petechialis is sometimes harvested for food.

Written forms

シナハマグリ
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana; the kanji form 支那蛤 is rare and may be considered dated or offensive due to the character 支那.
支し那な蛤はまぐり
Kanji form; rarely used and may be considered offensive due to the character 支那.

Kanji

支branch, support, sustain
那what?
蛤

clam

Etymology

The name is a compound of シナ (China) and ハマグリ (clam), referring to its geographic origin. The exact derivation is uncertain.