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表層形
シジミ貝
シジミガイ
名詞

シジミ貝 (シジミガイ)

Shijimigai · しじみがい — basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.), freshwater clam; basket clam shell

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シジミ貝 in rōmaji: shijimigai.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 蜆貝 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年10月1日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
シジミ貝
見出し語 (Lemma)
蜆貝
読み (Reading)
シジミガイ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
*
活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
シジミ貝
読み・基本形
シジミガイ
表記・基本形
シジミ貝
見出し語の読み
シジミガイ
💡 English Meaning

シジミ貝 means “basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.), freshwater clam; basket clam shell” — full definition & examples →

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蜆貝 (シジミガイ) — main entry →

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Lemma: 蜆貝
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The surface form (シジミ貝) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (蜆貝) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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