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貝

貝 — shellfish

On
バイ
Kun
かい
Strokes
7
JLPT
N2
School grade
1

Common words with 貝

  • 貝かいshellfishCommon

    私が手にしてるのは貝の化石です。
    What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.

  • 貝殻かいがらseashell; shellCommon
  • 貝塚かいづかshell heap; shell mound; kitchen middenOccasional
  • 巻き貝まきがいsnail; spiral shellOccasional
  • 貝ばいJapanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shellRare
  • 貝になるかいになるto keep one's mouth shut; to clam up; to be silent; to say nothingRare
  • 一ノ貝いちのかいkanji "big shell" radicalRare
  • 貝部ばいぶkanji "shell" radical (154)Rare
  • 生貝なまがいsliced abalone served in cold waterRare
  • 一枚貝いちまいがいunivalveRare
  • 花貝はながいPlacamen tiara (species of venerid)Rare
  • バカ貝ばかがいMactra chinensis (species of trough shell)Rare
  • 貝母ばいもfritillary (Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii)Rare
  • 母貝ぼがいpearl oysterRare
  • 貝割かいわりradish sproutRare
  • 貝合わせかいあわせkai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching gameRare
  • 石貝いしがいUnio douglasiae (species of freshwater mussel)Rare
  • 船貝ふねがいArca avellana (species of ark shell)Rare
  • 貝肉かいにくshellfish meatRare
  • 歌貝うたがいmatching game played with clam shells with stanzas of waka written on themRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 96 words that use 貝.

  • 貝 かい shellfish
  • 巻き貝 まきがい snail; spiral shell
  • 貝 ばい Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell
  • 貝になる かいになる to keep one's mouth shut; to clam up; to be silent; to say nothing
  • 貝部 ばいぶ kanji "shell" radical (154)

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