ばい
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell
2. spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
ば
い
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
kanji "shell" radical (154)
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)