サザエ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of サザエ – see the following entry.
栄螺さざえ
[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 spelling
拳螺
(This term, サザエ (sazae), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)