貝 — kanji meaning “shellfish”
貝
shellfish
- Meanings
- shellfish
- On'yomi
- バイ (bai)
- Kun'yomi
- かい
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1787 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 154
- Chinese reading
- bèi — Chinese character page
Words with 貝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貝殻 | かいがら kaigara | seashell; shell |
| 貝塚 | かいづか kaizuka | shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden |
| 貝類 | かいるい kairui | shellfish |
| 巻き貝 | まきがい makigai | snail; spiral shell |
| 貝柱 | かいばしら kaibashira | adductor muscle |
| ムール貝 | ムールがい muurugai | (edible) mussel (esp. the Mediterranean mussel or blue mussel) |
| 赤貝 | あかがい akagai | blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell |
| 二枚貝 | にまいがい nimaigai | bivalve |
| 片貝 | かたかい katakai | univalve |
| 宝貝 | たからがい takaragai | cowrie; cowry |
| 帆立貝 | ほたてがい hotategai | Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop |
| 真珠貝 | しんじゅがい shinjugai | pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii) |
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