Japanese

法螺貝: a horn made from a Charonia tritonis shell.

Noun

法螺貝 ‎(hiragana ほらがい, katakana ホラガイ, romaji horagai)

1. a Triton's trumpet, Charonia tritonis
2. a horn made from a Triton's trumpet shell
3. by metaphor from the shape of the shell, a way of tying a man's obi

See also

• 陣貝 (じんがい) ‎(jingai): a horagai shell horn used to signal troops