| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 蝸牛 | かたつむり |
Pronunciation: katatsumuri
How to Say It Outloud: ka-ta-tsu-mu-ri
Usage: Used to refer to a snail in Japanese.
Example Sentence Japanese:
庭に蝸牛がいました。
庭に蝸牛がいました。Example Sentence English:There was a snail in the garden.
There was a snail in the garden.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 巻貝 | まきがい |
Pronunciation: makigai
How to Say It Outloud: ma-ki-ga-i
Usage: A more general term for a spiral shell, which can include snails.
Example Sentence Japanese:海岸で巻貝を見つけました。
海岸で巻貝を見つけました。Example Sentence English:I found a spiral shell on the beach.
I found a spiral shell on the beach.Dictionary
蝸牛かたつむり
Noun- snail
- Snail
巻き貝まきがい
Noun- snail; spiral shell
でで虫ででむし
Noun- snail
でんでん虫でんでんむし
Noun- snail
舞舞螺まいまいつぶり
Noun- snail
舞舞まいまい
Noun- snail
かぎゅう
Noun- snail
- cochlea
- Cochlea
エスカルゴエスカルゴ
Noun- (edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
- Escargot
チンナンチンナン
Noun- snail
朝顔貝あさがおがい
Noun- common purple snail (Janthina janthina); common purple sea snail; violet snail; purple bubble raft snail; janthina
竦林檎貝すくみりんごがい
Noun- channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata); golden apple snail
- Pomacea canaliculata
田螺たにし
Noun- pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
- Viviparidae
陸貝りくがい
Noun- land snail
- Land snail
玉貝たまがい
Noun- moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell
- Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
海産巻き貝かいさんまきがい
Noun- sea snail
ジャンボタニシジャンボタニシ
Noun- channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata); golden apple snail
螺にし
Noun- small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
宮入貝みやいりがい
Noun- miyairigai (Oncomelania hupensis nosophora); freshwater snail that acts as an intermediate host of the Japanese blood fluke
シナモンロールシナモンロール
Noun- cinnamon roll; cinnamon snail; cinnamon bun
- Cinnamon roll
こたつ虫こたつむし
Noun- someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu bug; kotatsu snail
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