Word Meaning 芋貝

いもがい imogai

芋貝 is read as いもがい (imogai) and means cone shell (Conus geographus).

Meaning

English

cone shell (Conus geographus)

Reading

Kana

いもがい

Romaji

imogai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 139100 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

芋

いも

dud

宮入貝

みやいりがい

miyairigai (Oncomelania hupensis nosophora)

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)

熊の子貝

くまのこがい

Chlorostoma xanthostigma (species of sea snail)

美之主貝

びのすがい

Mercenaria stimpsoni (species of Venus clam)

貝

かい

shellfish

巻き貝

まきがい

snail

大野貝

おおのがい

Mya arenaria oonogai (subspecies of soft-shell clam)

子安貝

こやすがい

cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana)

三味線貝

しゃみせんがい

lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)