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Stroke Count
7 Strokes
Radical
貝 + 0 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. shellfish
Readings
Kun'yomi: かい。(Jouyou Reading)
On'yomi: バイ。(Kan'you-on Reading)
ハイ。(Go-on, Kan-on Readings)

Japanese Meaning for 貝

Dictionary Entries for 貝

kai
noun
  1. shellfish
  2. seashell; shell

bai
noun
  1. Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell
  2. spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 貝

Construction of Character for 貝

Radicals and parts present in 貝
» Part
» Part eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Kanji variants for 貝
» Simplified Chinese Character
Origin and construction of 貝

Kanji related to 貝

  • 貿

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  • 貿

Meanings in Other Languages for 貝

French
  1. coquillage
Portuguese
  1. Marisco, conchas
Spanish
  1. concha

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