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snail Meaning in Japanese (snail 英語 意味)

カタツムリ
類語:マイマイ
カタツムリ in English:snail
IPA:ka.ta.t͡su.mɯ.ɾi
Plural: snails
Quick Answer • 要約

snail の日本語の意味は「カタツムリ」です。 (背中に螺旋状の殻を持ち、危険を感じるとその中に引っ込め、遅い移動に使う筋肉質の足を持つ軟体動物。)

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Snail visual illustration - Meaning in Japanese (カタツムリ)
Visual representation of "snail"

Definitions of Snail

  1. 1
    noun
    カタツムリ

    A mollusk with a spiral shell on its back, which it can retract into for protection, and a muscular foot used for slow movement.

    背中に螺旋状の殻を持ち、危険を感じるとその中に引っ込め、遅い移動に使う筋肉質の足を持つ軟体動物。

Example Sentences

casual

“The snail slowly made its way across the wet leaf.”

カタツムリは濡れた葉の上をゆっくりと進んでいった。

casual

“Traffic was moving at a snail's pace this morning.”

今朝は交通渋滞でカタツムリの歩みほども進まなかった。

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Synonyms (類語)

In Japanese:

マイマイ

In English:

slugslowpoke

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

harespeedster

Inflected Word Forms

past tensesnailed
present participlesnailing
pluralsnails
adjectivesnail-like

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

at a snail's paceidiom

Extremely slowly; at a very slow speed.