つぶ貝

ツブ貝、 螺貝、 粒貝

Readings

Kana: ツブがい、つぶがい

Romaji: tsubugai, tsubugai

Definition

noun

1

whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)

See also: 螺 (reading つぶ, entry #1)

Kanji

貝

Readings: バイ、 かい

Meaning: shellfish

螺

Readings: ラ、 にし、 にな

Meanings: small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

粒

Readings: リュウ、 つぶ

Meanings: grains, drop, counter for tiny particles