蝸牛

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蝸牛

noun かぎゅう

  1. (熟字訓:かたつむり、でんでんむし)かたつむりやでんでんむしの漢語表現。夏の季語。
  2. 内耳にある感覚器官。鼓膜から耳小骨を通じて伝えられた振動を、神経繊維を通じて中枢に送る。名は、形がかたつむりに似ることに由来。

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  • snail any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell
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"蝸牛." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E8%9D%B8%E7%89%9B. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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蝸牛. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E8%9D%B8%E7%89%9B

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"蝸牛." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E8%9D%B8%E7%89%9B.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {蝸牛},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E8%9D%B8%E7%89%9B},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}