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海ほおずき (うみほおずき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
whelk egg case ; gastropod egg capsule
Refers to the leathery, clustered egg cases of certain sea snails, often found washed up on beaches. Sometimes compared to the plant ほおずき (Chinese lantern) because of a vague resemblance.
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A whelk egg case is a capsule containing the eggs of a sea snail.
Written forms 海うみ ほおずき Usage 100%
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; the plant name ほおずき is commonly written in kana.
海酸漿うみほおずき
Full kanji spelling using the rare character 漿; mainly encountered in specialized or older texts.
ウミホオズキ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling often used in biological or field-guide contexts.
Etymology Compound of 海 (umi, 'sea') and ほおずき (hōzuki, 'Chinese lantern plant'), from the resemblance of the egg cases to the plant's papery husks.
