灰貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
灰	貝
はい Grade: 6	かい > がい Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

灰 (hai, “ash”) +‎ 貝 (gai, “clam”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はい​がい [hàíꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠iɡa̠i]

Noun

灰(はい)貝(がい) or 灰貝(ハイガイ) • (haigai) ^{←はひがひ (fafigafi) or ハヒガヒ (fafigafi)?}

1. blood cockle, blood clam (an Asian species of bivalve resembling the cockle) (Tegillarca granosa)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハイガイ.