螺

つぶ / つびok / つみok

Also written as:
  • 海螺
  • ツブ (never used with kanji)

Meanings

  • Noun

    common noun
    1. whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.) (only つぶ, ツブ).

      kana-only

    2. small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail).

      See also 螺 .

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

螺small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
海sea, ocean
BETA VERSION