キサゴ

noun

Umbonium costatum; a type of sea snail

Refers to a specific species of small marine snail found in Japanese waters. The name is usually written in katakana as キサゴ.

• キサゴは日本にほんの砂すな浜はまでよく見みられる小ちいさな巻まき貝がいです。

  Kisago is a small spiral shell commonly found on sandy beaches in Japan.

• 潮しお干ひ狩がりでキサゴをたくさん採とった。

  We gathered a lot of kisago shells while clam digging.