貝殻

かいがら · kaigara · JLPT N1 · noun

shell

🐚 kai (shell) + gara (pattern/texture), a shell's patterned surface

貝 (kai) is an old word for shellfish, and 殻 (gara) means husk or hard covering. Together they name the hard outer casing of a shellfish.

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