How do you read 細螺?

細螺 is read きさご (kisago), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 細螺?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 細螺 in romaji?

細螺 is written kisago in romaji.

What kanji are in 細螺?

細 (Dainty, Get Thin); 螺 (Small, Edible, Helical Fresh-water Mollusk).

細螺きさご

きさご · kisago

noun

Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)

Other ways to say “umbonium costatum” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

細Dainty, Get Thin, Taper 音さい訓ほそ.い・ほそ.る JLPT N2 · 11 strokes 螺Small, Edible, Helical Fresh-water Mollusk 音ら訓にし・にな 17 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

詳細しょうさいdetail, particulars 細菌さいきんbacillus, bacterium, germ 細工さいくwork, craftsmanship, trick 細胞さいぼうcell 細いほそいthin, slender, fine 心細いこころぼそいhelpless, hopeless, discouraging

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What does 細螺 mean?

Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail).

How do you pronounce 細螺?

きさご (kisago). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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