Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 蝸牛(かぎゅう) in Japanese

蝸牛
Kana Reading
かぎゅう, かたつむり, でんでんむし, カタツムリ
Romaji
kagyū, katatsumuri, dendenmushi, katatsumuri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    snail
    Example sentence
    カタツムリがすっと角を出した。 The snail shot out its horns.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    cochlea
    Example sentence
    料理されたカタツムリを見て、ジェーンは青ざめた。 At the sight of cooked snails, Jane turned pale.

Examples of 蝸牛, かぎゅう, かたつむり, でんでんむし, カタツムリ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

牛 JLPT 4

4 strokes

cow

On'Yomi: ギュウ

Kun'Yomi: うし

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蝸

15 strokes

snail

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: かたつむり

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