shellfish; seashell; shell
shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
(edible) mussel (esp. the Mediterranean mussel or blue mussel)
to keep one's mouth shut; to clam up; to be silent; to say nothing
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii)
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian-period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacninae)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)
shellfish baked in the shell; abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
kanji "big shell" radical
Placamen tiara (species of venerid)
sliced abalone served in cold water
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
fritillary (Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii)
Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese Babylon shell)
Unio douglasiae (species of freshwater mussel)
kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian-period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
Japanese ivory shell; Japanese Babylon
small shell; small shellfish; kanji "shell" radical at left
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)
black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)
sliced abalone served in cold water; raw shellfish
Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus)
cockscomb pearl mussel (Cristaria plicata)
Japanese egg cockle (Fulvia mutica)
Tyrian purple; royal purple
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; basket clam shell
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
(white) radish sprouts; daikon sprouts
Mactra veneriformis (species of trough shell)
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese Babylon shell)
quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); quahaug; hard clam; hard-shell clam; round clam; littleneck
Japanese egg cockle (Fulvia mutica)
razor clam (Solen strictus)
chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
cockscomb pearl mussel (Cristaria plicata)
Soletellina diphos (species of clam)
paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; basket clam shell
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); (lit.) wind that blows seashells ashore
miyairigai (Oncomelania hupensis nosophora); freshwater snail that acts as an intermediate host of the Japanese blood fluke
Japanese scallop; giant clam
spider conch (Lambis lambis)
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
razor clam (Solen strictus)
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)
giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacninae)
giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacninae)
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
shellfish baked in the shell; abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
Cellana nigrolineata (species of limpet)
freshwater black snail (Semisulcospira bensoni); marsh snail
Margaritifera laevis (species of freshwater pearl mussel)
razor clam (Solen strictus)
razor clam (Solen strictus)
Lunella coreensis (species of turban shell)
Japanese ivory shell; Japanese Babylon
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; basket clam shell
cone shell (Conus geographus)
windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta)
eggcase (shell) of the greater argonaut; greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo)
Hollywood juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. kaizuka); Chinese pyramid juniper
spider conch (Lambis lambis)
spider conch (Lambis lambis)
quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); quahaug; hard clam; hard-shell clam; round clam; littleneck
Mya arenaria oonogai (subspecies of soft-shell clam)
white radish sprouts; daikon sprouts
white radish sprouts; daikon sprouts
limpet (esp. species Cellana mazatlandica)
limpet (esp. species Cellana mazatlandica)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
ass's ear abalone (Haliotis asinina); donkey's ear abalone
moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
kanji "shell" radical (154)
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); (lit.) wind that blows seashells ashore
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); (lit.) wind that blows seashells ashore
lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
European physa (Physella acuta); tadpole snail; bladder snail
Japanese bay scallop (Pecten albicans)
toothed top shell (Monodonta labio)
channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata); golden apple snail
kanji "shell" radical at left
kanji "big shell" radical
Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus); silicone receptacle used for male masturbation
Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus); silicone receptacle used for male masturbation
auger shell (Terebra subulata); terebra
auger shell (Terebra subulata); terebra
rape seedlings; (white) radish sprouts
rape seedlings; (white) radish sprouts
Cardiidae (family of bivalve molluscs comprising the cockles)
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails)
geography cone (Conus geographus); geographer cone
kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game
kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game
kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game
matching game played with clam shells with stanzas of waka written on them
sponge crab (Lauridromia dehaani)
sponge crab (Lauridromia dehaani)
Clithon retropictus (water snail species)
Kaizuka Station (Fukuoka)
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo)
Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris); tiger cowry
Cellana toreuma (species of limpet)
Cellana toreuma (species of limpet)
lampshell (excluding the lingulate brachiopods); lamp shell
Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
Japanese big-ear radix (pond snail, Radix auricularia japonica)
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)
full-blooded tellin (Pharaonella sieboldii)
triumphant star turban (species of turban shell, Guildfordia triumphans)
Pteria brevialata (species of wing oyster)
Japanese geoduck (Panopea japonica)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
Pinna bicolor (species of pen shell)
trigoniid (any clam of family Trigoniidae)
dilate piddock (Barnea dilatata)
dilate piddock (Barnea dilatata)
dilate piddock (Barnea dilatata)
ox-palate nerite (Nerita albicilla); blotched nerite
ox-palate nerite (Nerita albicilla); blotched nerite
Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
Burchard's cockle (Vasticardium burchardi)
Mercenaria stimpsoni (species of Venus clam)
Paphia euglypta (species of Venus clam)
Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)
precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)
finely-striate buccinum (Buccinum striatissimum)
scaly worm shell (Serpulorbis imbricatus)
tiger moon shell (Natica tigrina)
spider conch (Lambis chiragra)
chocolate cowry (Mauritia mauritiana); humpback cowry
Strombus canarium turturella (subspecies of dog conch)
common purple snail (Janthina janthina); common purple sea snail; violet snail; purple bubble raft snail; janthina
maculated top shell (Trochus maculatus)
Bostrycapulus gravispinosus (species of spiny slipper snail)
Bostrycapulus gravispinosus (species of spiny slipper snail)
Astralium haematragum (species of turban shell)
elongate janthina (Janthina globosa)
Astropecten scoparius (species of starfish)
penguin wing oyster (Pteria penguin)
embossed venus (Venus toreuma)
constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
noble scallop (Chlamys nobilis)
bladder moon shell (Glossaulax didyma)
bladder moon shell (Glossaulax didyma)
geoduck (Panopea generosa)
wedge sea hare (Dolabella auricularia)
widespread column (species of land snail, Pupilla muscorum)
black-striped mussel (Mytilopsis sallei)
Hyriopsis schlegelii (species of freshwater mussel)
Inversidens brandti (species of freshwater mussel)
Dosinia japonica (species of Venus clam)
Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)
Xenostrobus securis (species of saltwater mussel)
Lanceolaria grayana (species of freshwater mussel)
Asian green mussel (Perna viridis)
Pronodularia japanensis (species of freshwater mussel)
Japanese horse mussel (Modiolus nipponicus)
golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
Vulsella vulsella (species of clam)
strawberry conch (Strombus luhuanus)
Chlorostoma xanthostigma (species of sea snail)
date shell (Lithophaga curta); date mussel
ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)
Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)
Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)
Oncomelania hupensis nosophora (species of tropical freshwater snail)
sand sifting starfish (Astropecten polyacanthus); comb star
Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana)
Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana)
Penepatella stellaeformis (species of limpet)
Penepatella stellaeformis (species of limpet)
blue mussel (Mytilus edulis); common mussel