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Glyph origin
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Etymology
From. From the same root derives.

Definitions

 * 1) aquatic snail (as opposed to a terrestrial snail, )
 * 2) whorl; swirl; spiral
 * 3) fingerprint whorls
 * 4)  spiro-
 * 5)   spiro
 * 6)  wine cup made from a snail shell
 * 7)  ink; pigment (green-black in color, produced from the snail, and used by women for drawing eyebrows)
 * 1)  ink; pigment (green-black in color, produced from the snail, and used by women for drawing eyebrows)

Kanji

 * 1) spiral-shaped shellfish

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) any shellfish with a spiral shell

Usage notes
In compounds, may lend meanings of either or.

Derived terms

 * : a spiral staircase
 * : a screw (more commonly read as neji)
 * : a spiral
 * : mother of pearl
 * , : a drinking cup made from the shell of a or  snail
 * : one of the thirty-two different appearances of Buddha, shown in statuary with a hairstyle consisting of knobby spirals of hair
 * : a hairstyle with the hair wrapped up in a spiral bun similar in shape to a conch shell; a high, verdant mountain

Etymology 2
From. Cognate with. May have originally been the standalone form; compare and.

Noun

 * 1)  spiral shellfish, especially smaller ones
 * 2)  alternate name for

Etymology 3


From. Cognate with. May have originally been the combining form; compare and.

Noun

 * 1) spiral shellfish, especially smaller ones
 * 2) edible marine whelks of family
 * 3) alternate name for : river snails of family

Derived terms

 * : whelks and other spiral shellfish

Etymology 4
→

Shift in pronunciation from tsubi above.

Noun

 * 1)  spiral shellfish, especially smaller ones

Etymology 5
From. Previously referred to any shellfish with a spiral shell (see ra above). Now refers more specifically to certain spiral shellfish. More common in compounds.

Noun

 * 1)  certain shellfish with a spiral shell

Synonyms

 * (see below), ,

Derived terms

 * : a side dish served at New Years celebrations, made from boiled or stewed
 * :, the
 * : river snails of family
 * : tulip snails or, marine snails of family
 * : or, the , , or

Etymology 6
From.

Less common spelling in modern. When written in kanji, more commonly spelled.

Noun

 * 1) shellfish with a spiral shell
 * 2)  (kawanina):, a kind of freshwater snail

Derived terms

 * : a small edible marine snail of family
 * :, a small edible marine snail
 * :, a kind of freshwater snail

Etymology
From.