貝合わせ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
貝 合
かい
Grade: 1		 あ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

貝 (kai, “shellfish”) +‎ 合わせ (awase, “joining together”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かいあ​わせ [kàíáꜜwàsè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ia̠ɰᵝa̠se̞]

Noun

貝(かい)合(あ)わせ • (kaiawase) ←かひあはせ (kafiafase)?

  1. kai-awase (a Heian period game involving matching two pieces of a clamshell)
  2. (slang) tribadism

Usage notes

The game of kai-awase involves choosing one of two pieces of a clam or other bivalve shell, and attempting to find the matching piece, similar to the game of concentration or pelmanism. A similar image would be painted on each piece of the shell.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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