Keyword
shellfish
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig56
Readings
かい
(84%)
がい
(15%)
Composed of
eye
short legs
Mnemonic

A shellfish with one really big eye and a pair of short legs.

Do not confuse with 見, where the legs are longer.

Used in kanji (84 in total)
noble
member
lose to (something)
quality
Used in vocabulary (242 in total)
shellfish; seashell; shell
seashell; shell
snail; spiral shell
Examples (6 in total)
I don't like shellfish.
What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.
She sells seashells by the seashore.