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Kanji Detail for 蚶 - "ark shell"
蚶
- Meaning
蚶 means "ark shell."
Ark shell - A bivalve of the family Arcidae.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
ark shell
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
kind of clam, Arca inflata
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
small clam (Arca inflata)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
clam, bivalve; Arca inflata
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A mollusk. Shell is thick and hard. Roughly triangular in shape. Surface has raised vertical lines like roof tiles. Therefore commonly called 瓦楞子 (tile ridge clam). Another variety has vertical lines not very high. Outer color is blackish-brown. Commonly called 毛蚶 (hairy clam). Flesh of both are edible. Coastal people often cultivate them. Called 蚶田 (clam fields).
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