さざえ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さざえ – see the following entry.
【栄螺】
[noun] [from 934] a turban shell, especially one of the horned turbans (Turbo cornutus, Turbo sazae)
[noun] [from 1680] a part of the skull covering the head made from a turban shell
[noun] a tea ceremony utensil: one of the seven rests for the lid of a teakettle, shaped like a turban shell
[noun] [from 1833] abbreviation of 栄螺堂 (Sazaedō)
[noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) drawn from turban shells
Alternative spellings
拳螺, サザエ
(This term, さざえ (sazae), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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