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三角貝 (さんかくがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

さんかくがい

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Meanings

1

trigoniid clam

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any clam of the family Trigoniidae. A technical zoological term; in everyday contexts, the kana spelling is preferred.

さんかくがいは、主おもにオーストラリア近きん海かいに生せい息そくする

二に

枚まい

貝がい

です

。

Trigoniid clams are bivalves that mainly inhabit the waters around Australia.

Kanji

三three
角angle, corner, square
貝shellfish

Built from

三さん角かく+貝かい

Written forms

三さん角かく貝がい
Kanji spelling; usually written in kana.
サンカクガイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling; sometimes used for biological names or emphasis.

Etymology

Compound of 三角 (さんかく, 'triangle') + 貝 (かい, 'shellfish'), referring to the triangular shape of the shell.