goose barnacle; stalked barnacle
Common name for the goose barnacle (Pollicipes mitella), a seafood delicacy in Japan. The name comes from its resemblance to a turtle's hand.
Goose barnacles cling thickly to the rocky shore.
亀の手を塩ゆでにして食べた。
I boiled the goose barnacles in salted water and ate them.
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'turtle's hand', referring to the barnacle's shape.
Outdated kanji form using 龜 (kyūjitai of 亀).
Compound of 亀 (kame, 'turtle') + の (no, possessive particle) + 手 (te, 'hand'), from the barnacle's turtle-foot-like appearance.