Word Meaning ほら貝を吹く

ほらがいをふく horagai o fuku

ほら貝を吹く is read as ほらがいをふく (horagai o fuku) and means to blow a conch.

Meaning

English

  1. to blow a conch
  2. to blow a trumpet shell
  3. to blow the war horn

Reading

Kana

ほらがいをふく

Romaji

horagai o fuku

Writing Variants

  • ホラガイを吹く ほらがいをふく horagaiofuku
  • ホラ貝を吹く ほらがいをふく horagai o fuku
  • 法螺貝を吹く ほらがいをふく horagai o fuku

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 147549 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貝を吹く

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to blow a conch

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吹く

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to blow (of the wind)

芽吹く

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かい

shellfish

吹き替え

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dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)

吹き荒れる

ふきあれる

to blow violently

巻き貝

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snail

日本貝類学会

にっぽんかいるいがっかい

Malacological Society of Japan

大野貝

おおのがい

Mya arenaria oonogai (subspecies of soft-shell clam)