陣貝

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: S
かい > がい
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of +‎ . The kai reading for changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun[edit]

(じん)(がい) (jingai

  1. a Triton's trumpet (Charonia tritonis) shell used in ancient times as a horn to signal troop movements

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