貝 – Kanji details

Keyword

shellfish

Info

Frequency	Top 2100-2200
Type	Kyōiku (1st grade) ?
Kanken	Level 10
Heisig	56
Readings	かい (80%) がい (19%)
	ばい

Composed of

目

eye

ハ

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 (85 in total)

noble

member

lose to (something)

quality

Used in vocabulary (264 in total)

貝かい

shellfish; seashell; shell

貝かい殻がら

seashell; shell

貝かい塚づか

shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden

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Examples (13 in total)

うん、この貝かいが美お味いしいな。

Yeah, this shellfish is delicious.

こっちの貝かいも美お味いしいよ。

The shellfish over here are tasty too.

こんなきれいな貝かいがあるわよ。

Look, here's such a pretty shell.

それこそ両りょう手てでようやく持もてるような、そんな大おおきさの貝かい。

It was a shell of such a size that one could barely hold it with both hands.

貝かいは苦にが手てな人ひとも多おおいようですけど私わたしは大だい好すきです！

Lots of people seem to dislike shellfish, but I love it!

浜はま辺べできれいな貝かいを拾ひろった。

I picked up a pretty shell on the beach.

貝かいの部ぶ分ぶんは見みるからに固かたそうだ。

The shell part obviously looks hard.

貝かいは好すきではない。

I don't like shellfish.

私わたしが手てにしてるのは貝かいの化か石せきです。

What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.

彼かの女じょは海うみ辺べで貝かい殻がらを売うっています。

She sells seashells by the seashore.

私わたしは岸きし辺べで美うつくしい貝かい殻がらを見みつけた。

I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

今日きょうはホタテ貝かいがお買かい得どくですよ。

Scallops are on sale today.

ムール貝がいは好すき？

Do you like mussels?