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 , where the legs are longer.

Used in kanji (84 in total)
noble
member
lose to (something)
quality
buy
defeated
responsibility
resources
get
lend
bandit
expense
pierce through
clever
currency
rules
riches
prize
chain
erupt
approve
poor
bet
gift
stick on
make commercially available
congratulations
grudge
subscribe
bustling
principled
save up
luxury
tribute
covet
rental payment
???
lose one's presence of mind
grant
shamisen song
visitor
trade
supply with
degrade
counterfeit
???
exerting strength
dice
levy
lowly
redeem
page
compensation
bribe
make fire by rubbing sticks
bring
tomb
suckling infant
???
desecrate [old]
???
despicable
vase
picture title
calf
???
two (formal) [old]
???
shrike
bribery
treasure [old]
going away present
???
smooth
???
letter
leave behind
number two
tradesman
value [old]
read [old]
???
condolence gift
rely on [old]
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.