Search Terms: *鼈*
Dictionary results(showing 11 results)
noun
1.
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis), soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)(usually kana)
2.
trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre(only relevant for すっぽん)
3.
bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)(only relevant for すっぽん)
Other readings:
べつ《鼈》[1]
、スッポン
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
スッポンタケ
noun
•
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)(usually kana)
Other readings:
たがめ《水爬虫》
、タガメ
expression, noun
•
two things that superficially similar but completely different, night and day, chalk and cheese, the Moon and a turtle(idiom )
Other readings:
月とすっぽん【つきとすっぽん】
、月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】
noun
1.
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle(usually kana)
2.
Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
Other readings:
ひざらがい《火皿貝》
、ひざらがい《石鼈》
、じいがせ《石鼈》
、じいがせ《爺が背》
、ヒザラガイ
noun
•
hard candy, candy suckers molded on a griddle, tortoise-shell candy
See also:鼈甲色
Other readings:
鼈甲飴【べっこうあめ】
noun
•
tortoiseshell sauce, thickened sauce of dashi, soy, mirin, etc.(food term)
Other readings:
鼈甲餡【べっこうあん】
、べっ甲餡【べっこうあん】
、鼈甲あん【べっこうあん】