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    3. 巻き貝

    巻き貝

    巻まき​貝がい

    snail

    KMT10News #42+1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    巻貝

    まきがい

    Noun

    1.
    snail, spiral shell

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    海うみ辺べで美うつくしい巻まき貝がいを見みつけた。

    I found a beautiful spiral shell on the beach.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    巻まき貝がいは、その名なの通とおり螺ら旋せん状じょうの殻からを持もつ。

    As its name suggests, a snail has a spiral shell.

    KMT10AnimalsScience & Math
    多おおくの巻まき貝がいは、潮ちょう間かん帯たいの岩いわ場ばに生せい息そくしている。

    Many snails inhabit rocky areas in the intertidal zone.

    KMT10AnimalsNature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    巻まき貝がいの殻からの模も様ようは、種しゅによって大おおきく異ことなる。

    The patterns on snail shells vary greatly depending on the species.

    KMT10AnimalsScience & Math
    食しょく用ようの巻まき貝がいは、世せか界い中じゅうで珍ちん重ちょうされている。

    Edible snails are prized all over the world.

    KMT10AnimalsFood & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    巻
    ま.く・まき・ま.き…(2)
    scroll・volume・book・part・roll up…(4)
    Kanji
    貝
    かい…(1)
    shellfish
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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