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Words — 3 found

はまぐり 蛤
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1. common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)​Usually written using kana alone
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2. Meretrix lusoria​The hamaguri also known as the common orient clam, scient... Read more
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文蛤 【はまぐり】、蚌 【はまぐり】、ハマグリ
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いつぼう 鷸蚌
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1. a snipe and a clam; a snipe and a mussel​See also 鷸蚌の争い
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鷸蚌 【いっぽう】
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いつぼうあらそ 鷸蚌の争い
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1. fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does); a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)​Idiomatic expression, See also 漁夫の利
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鷸蚌之争 【いつぼうのあらそい】
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