Word Meaning ほら貝

ほらがい horagai

ほら貝 is read as ほらがい (horagai) and means conch (esp. Charonia tritonis).

Meaning

English

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis)
trumpet shell

Reading

Kana

ほらがい

Romaji

horagai

Writing Variants

ホラ貝 ほらがい horagai
吹螺ほらがい horagai
法螺貝 ほらがい horagai
梭尾螺 ほらがい horagai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 142586 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貝

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shellfish

巻き貝

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snail

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おおのがい

Mya arenaria oonogai (subspecies of soft-shell clam)

子安貝

こやすがい

cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana)

三味線貝

しゃみせんがい

lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)

水字貝

すいじがい

spider conch (Lambis chiragra)

秋田貝

あきたがい

Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)

小玉貝

こたまがい

Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)

大貝

おおがい

kanji "big shell" radical

三角貝

さんかくがい

trigoniid (any clam of family Trigoniidae)

一ノ貝

いちのかい

kanji "big shell" radical

宮入貝

みやいりがい

miyairigai (Oncomelania hupensis nosophora)