Word Meaning 笠貝

かさがい kasagai

笠貝 is read as かさがい (kasagai) and means limpet (esp. species Cellana mazatlandica).

Meaning

English

limpet (esp. species Cellana mazatlandica)

Reading

Kana

かさがい

Romaji

kasagai

Writing Variants

傘貝かさがい kasagai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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conical hat (East-Asian style)

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ほんびのすがい

quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria)

松葉貝

まつばがい

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海松食貝

みるくいがい

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水字貝

すいじがい

spider conch (Lambis chiragra)