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Keyword
common orient clam
Info
Frequency
Very rare
Kanken
Level 1
Readings
はまぐり
(40%)
ぼう
(30%)
ぽう
(30%)
Composed of
虫
insect
丰
lush
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
蚌
はまぐり
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
鷸
いつ
蚌
ぼう
a snipe and a clam; a snipe and a mussel
鷸
いつ
蚌
ぼう
の
争
あらそ
い
fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does);
(lit.)
a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)