Word Meaning 巻き貝

まきがい makigai

巻き貝 is read as まきがい (makigai) and means snail.

Meaning

English

  1. snail
  2. spiral shell

Reading

Kana

まきがい

Romaji

makigai

Writing Variants

  • 巻貝 まきがい makigai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 24577 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海産巻貝

かいさんまきがい

sea snail

揚巻貝

あげまきがい

constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta)

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve

巻き返し

まきかえし

winding (thread, etc.)

巻末

かんまつ

end of a book

巻く

まく

to link (verse)

まき

heel (of a Japanese sandal)

巻頭

かんとう

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.)

巻物

まきもの

sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

巻き起こす

まきおこす

to raise (a cloud of dust)

巻き上げる

まきあげる

to blow up (dust)

巻紙

まきがみ

roll of paper