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スイジガイ (すいじがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スイジガイ

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Meanings

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noun

spider conch

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the species Lambis chiragra, a large sea snail with distinctive spider-like projections on its shell.

スイジガイは沖おき縄なわの海うみで見みられることがある。
Spider conchs can sometimes be seen in the waters around Okinawa.

Written forms

スイジガイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this species name; usually written in kana.
水すい字じ貝がい
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is preferred.

Kanji

水water
字character, letter, word
貝

shellfish

Etymology

The Japanese name スイジガイ (水字貝) literally means 'water-character shell', referring to the shell's projections that resemble the kanji 水 (water).