鼈甲

See also: 鳖甲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 鼈甲 – see 鱉甲 (“carapace of the soft-shelled turtle”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 鱉甲).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鼈 甲
べつ > べっ
Hyōgai 		こう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

鼈(べっ)甲(こう) • (bekkō) 

  1. tortoiseshell, shell of hawksbill turtle
  2. shell of softshell turtle
    Synonym: 土鼈甲 (dobekkō)
  3. synonym of 張形 (harikata, “dildo”) (due to the highest quality ones historically being made of tortoiseshell)

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