Word Meaning 帆立貝

ほたてがい hotategai

帆立貝 is read as ほたてがい (hotategai) and means Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis).

Meaning

English

  1. Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)
  2. Yesso scallop

Reading

Kana

ほたてがい

Romaji

hotategai

Writing Variants

  • ほたて貝 ほたてがい hotategai
  • 海扇 ほたてがい hotategai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 136776 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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帆立

ほたて

Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)

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帆走

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sailing

sail

帆前船

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sailboat

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mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)

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びのすがい

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かい

shellfish