蛤
蛤

clam

12 strokes

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コウ

Kun

はまぐり

Dictionary

Common Words

かえる蛙かわず (蛙)かいる (蛙)カエルカワズ蛤蝦NounFreq #11714
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Word usually written using kana alone

frog

Examples
この池には以前蛙がたくさんいたものだった。
There used to be a lot of frogs in this pond.
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かわず/カワズ only

kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

あさり浅蜊蛤仔鯏アサリNounUsually kanaFreq #44083
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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

はまぐり蛤文蛤蚌ハマグリNounUsually kanaFreq #49332
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common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

蛤御門の変はまぐりごもんのへんNounExpressionFreq #188564
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Historical term

Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)

焼きハマグリ焼き蛤やきはまぐりNounFreq #201129
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Food, cooking

grilled clam; baked clam

マテ貝馬刀貝まてがいマテガイ馬蛤貝蟶貝NounFreq #287076
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razor clam (Solen strictus)

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