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ばい

Japanese babylon

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noun

1. Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell word usually written using kana alone.

2. Spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell) abbreviation. See also 貝独楽.

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