べっこう
Meanings
Noun
1. tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko
2. tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
in Chinese medicine
Kanji used
snapping turtle
outer shell
Pitch accent
っこう
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
amber (colour, color)
tortoiseshell sauce; thickened sauce of dashi, soy, mirin, etc.