貝


Seashell
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Shellfish
  • školjka (plural: školjke)

貝(かい)
kai

貝(かい)殻(がら) - shell, seashell
kaigara

bivalve

貝

貝 represents a bivalve split open. Seashells were used as money in the old times, and those kanjis with the 貝 radical often relate to money and fortunes.

財 - fortune
費 - to spend
貧 - poor
買 - to buy
賭 - bet, wager
負 - to owe

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Radical: 貝
Stroke Count: 7
音: -
訓: かい
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