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貝

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • shellfish

On'yomi (音読み)

  • バイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かい
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1553
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
貝#154 · shell

Components

Common Words

  • 貝かいNoun
    shellfish
  • 貝殻かいがらNoun
    seashell, shell
  • 貝塚かいづかNoun
    shell heap, shell mound, kitchen midden
  • 巻き貝まきがいNoun
    snail, spiral shell
  • 伏貝はいがいNoun
    ivory shell, cockle
  • 傘貝かさがいNoun
    limpet (esp. species Cellana mazatlandica)
  • 大貝おおがいNoun
    kanji "big shell" radical
  • 姥貝うばがいNoun
    Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)

Practice in Kanjiru

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