Kanji Details:
- 貝
- Frequency:1787
- Kun: かい
- On: バイ
- Meaning: shellfish
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 貝 かい shell, shellfish 貝殻 かいがら shell 貝塚 かいずか, かいづか shell heap, shell mound, kitchen midden 貝 ばい, バイ Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell; spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell) 巻き貝 まきがい snail, spiral shell ムール貝 ムールかい moule, common (blue) mussel 貝ボタン かいボタン mother-of-pearl button 貝がら かいがら shell ほら貝 ほらがい conch, trumpet shell バカ貝 バカがい, ばかがい, バカガイ Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)