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玉貝

珠貝
たまがい、タマガイ
moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
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鏡貝

かがみがい、カガミガイ
Dosinia japonica (species of Venus clam)
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丸簾貝

まるすだれがい、マルスダレガイ
embossed venus (species of venus clam, Venus toreuma)
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貝焼き

貝焼
かいやき
shellfish baked in the shell; abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell
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貝寄せ

貝寄、貝寄風
かいよせ
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore
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貝紫色

かいむらさきいろ
Tyrian purple; royal purple
Word

貝紫

かいむらさき
Tyrian purple
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貝貨

ばいか
shell money
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蚶貝

きさがい
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)
Kanji

バイ、 かい
shellfish