Onyomi: バイ · Kunyomi: かい · Meanings: shellfish
Kanji for shellfish
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 貝 | かい | shellfish | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| バイ | バイ | Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell | Noun |
| 貝殻 | かいがら | seashell, shell | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 貝塚 | かいづか | shell heap, shell mound, kitchen midden | Noun |
| 貝割 | かいわり | radish sprout | Noun |
| 貝紫色 | かいむらさきいろ | Tyrian purple, royal purple | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 貝毒 | かいどく | shellfish poison | Noun |
| 貝部 | ばいぶ | kanji "shell" radical (154) | Noun |
| 貝蛸 | かいだこ | greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo) | Noun |
| 貝殻虫 | かいがらむし | scale insect | Noun |