Word Meaning 桧扇貝

ひおうぎがい hiougigai

桧扇貝 is read as ひおうぎがい (hiougigai) and means noble scallop (Chlamys nobilis).

Meaning

English

  1. noble scallop (Chlamys nobilis)

Reading

Kana

ひおうぎがい

Romaji

hiougigai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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巻き貝

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宮入貝

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大野貝

おおのがい

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子安貝

こやすがい

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三味線貝

しゃみせんがい

lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)

本美之主貝

ほんびのすがい

quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria)

松葉貝

まつばがい

Cellana nigrolineata (species of limpet)

海松食貝

みるくいがい

mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)

水字貝

すいじがい

spider conch (Lambis chiragra)