What does 貝 mean?

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Meaning portrade through (picture)
This Kanji is a snail like Shellfish facing straight at you, with an arm like tentacle out at each side.

This will stick like glue in your head once you get that image in your head.

Info on the Kanji 貝

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "貝"

Meaning(s)

shellfish

Reading(s)

onyomi
kunyomi kai

Other

stroke count 7
grade 1
jlpt level N2
Example words with 貝
WordMeaning
かい
kai
shell / shellfish
はなかい
hana kai
placamen tiara
はいかい
hai kai
ivory shell / cockle
かいか
kai ka
shell money
かいわれ
kaiware
radish sprout
かいより
kai yori
west wind in the early spring / wind that blows seashells ashore
かいやき
kai yaki
shellfish baked in the shell / abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell
かいばしら
kaibashira
adductor muscle / adductor muscle of a bivalve
かいどく
kai doku
shellfish poison
かいぶ
kai bu
kanji "shell" radical
かいはは
kai haha
fritillary / fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii
かいるい
kairui
shellfish
かくかい
kaku kai
tusk shell
かんかい
kan kai
snail / spiral shell
ぎょかい
gyokai
marine products / seafood / fish and shellfish
くれないかい
kurenai kai
full-blooded tellin
ふねかい
fune kai
arca avellana
しょうかい
shou kai
small shell / small shellfish / kanji "shell" radical at left
みずかい
mizu kai
sliced abalone served in cold water
なまかい
nama kai
sliced abalone served in cold water / raw shellfish
あおかい
ao kai
limpet
いしかい
ishi kai
unio douglasiae
あかがい
akagai
blood clam
ふねかい
fune kai
arca avellana
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Example Sentences with 貝
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