What does kanji 蛤 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蛤 is clam.

How is kanji 蛤 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蛤 are はまぐり; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What words use kanji 蛤?

Example words that use kanji 蛤 include 蛤, 蛤御門の変, 支那蛤, 朝鮮蛤.

Pre-Level 1

蛤

Meaning

Kanji 蛤

clam

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はまぐり
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 答 • 給 • 拾 • 翕 • 粭 • 合 • 佮

Related vocabulary

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Showing 5 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

蛤

かえる

frog

蛤御門の変

はまぐりごもんのへん

Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)

支那蛤

しなはまぐり

Meretrix petechialis (species of hard clam)

朝鮮蛤

ちょうせんはまぐり

Korean hard clam (Meretrix lamarckii)

文蛤

はまぐり

common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

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5 reference sentences

蛤は浅い海にすむ貝です。

Clams live in shallow seas.

母は蛤の吸い物を作った。

My mother made a clear clam soup.

市場で大きな蛤を買った。

I bought large clams at the market.

この蛤は殻がとてもきれいだ。

This clam has a very beautiful shell.

浜辺で蛤を探して歩いた。

I walked along the beach looking for clams.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

蛤蟆精 Toad

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蛤

蛤御門の変

支那蛤

朝鮮蛤

文蛤

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