"法螺貝" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ho̞ɾa̠ɡa̠i] Forms: 法螺貝 [canonical] (ruby: 法(ほ), 螺(ら), 貝(がい)), 法螺貝 [canonical] (ruby: 法螺貝(ホラガイ)), horagai [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 法螺 (hora, “boasting, bragging”) + 貝 (kai, “shell, shellfish”). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|法螺|貝|sort=ほらがい|t1=boasting, bragging|t2=shell, shellfish|tr1=hora|tr2=kai}} 法螺 (hora, “boasting, bragging”) + 貝 (kai, “shell, shellfish”), {{rendaku2|kai|gai|sort=ほらがい}} The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ほらがい|ホラガイ}} 法(ほ)螺(ら)貝(がい) or 法螺貝(ホラガイ) • (horagai)
  1. a Triton's trumpet, Charonia tritonis
    Sense id: en-法螺貝-ja-noun--QtcZrg9 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Snails Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 49 39 12 Disambiguation of Snails: 38 34 27
  2. a horn made from a Triton's trumpet shell
    Sense id: en-法螺貝-ja-noun-9LBWvHOG Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Snails, Wind instruments Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 64 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 36 50 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 39 54 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 81 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 84 4 Disambiguation of Snails: 38 34 27 Disambiguation of Wind instruments: 14 82 4
  3. by metaphor from the shape of the shell, a way of tying a man's obi
    Sense id: en-法螺貝-ja-noun-PJq8rbGP Categories (other): Snails Disambiguation of Snails: 38 34 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 陣貝 (jingai) (ruby: 陣(じん), 貝(がい)) (english: a horagai shell horn used to signal troops) 
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