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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: S
かい > がい
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

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Compound of +‎ . The kai reading for changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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(じん)(がい) (jingai

  1. a Triton's trumpet (Charonia tritonis) shell used in ancient times as a horn to signal troop movements

See also

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