シャコ

noun

giant clam

Abbreviation of シャコガイ. Refers to any clam of the subfamily Tridacninae. Usually written in kana.

See also: シャコガイ

• 水すい族ぞく館かんで大おおきなシャコを見みた。

  I saw a large giant clam at the aquarium.

noun

giant clam shell (Buddhist treasure)

Buddhist term; the shell of a giant clam, considered one of the seven treasures (七宝).

See also: 七宝

• 七しっ宝ぽうの一ひとつとして、硨しゃ磲こが経きょう典てんに記しるされている。

  The giant clam shell is recorded in the scriptures as one of the seven treasures.