貝塚 , かいづか, かいずか
kaizuka, kaizuka
- shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
貝柱 , かいばしら
kaibashira
- adductor muscle
- adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
真珠貝 , しんじゅがい
shinjugai
- pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii)
貝焼 き, 貝焼 , かいやき
kaiyaki
- shellfish baked in the shell
- abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell
帆立貝 , 海 , ほたてがい, ホタテガイ
hotategai, hotategai
- Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)
桜貝 , さくらがい, サクラガイ
sakuragai, sakuragai
- Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
貝独楽 , ばいごま, べいごま, べえごま, ベーゴマ
baigoma, beigoma, bēgoma, bēgoma
- spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
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