栄螺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
栄 螺
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Etymology

Ultimate derivation unknown.

Alternative forms

  • 拳螺, 蠑螺

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

栄螺 (hiragana さざえ, katakana サザエ, rōmaji sazae)
(alternative reading hiragana さざい, romaji sazai)
(alternative reading hiragana さだえ, romaji sadae)

  1. a turban shell, especially the horned turban (Turbo cornutus, Turbo sazae)
  2. a tea ceremony utensil: one of the seven rests for the lid of a teakettle, shaped like a turban shell (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Derived terms

  • サザエに金 (こん)平 (ぺい)糖 (とう) (sazae ni konpeitō, “two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions”, literally, "comparing a turban shell with konpeitō")
  • サザエの壺 (つぼ)焼 (や)き (sazae no tsuboyaki, “turban cooked whole in its own shell”)
  • 竜 (リュウ)天 (テン)栄螺 (サザエ) (ryūten sazae, “tapestry turban”)

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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