貝 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 貝意味

shellfish

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貝 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かい kai

KUNYOMI　訓読み

バイ bai

Examples

私が手にしてるのは貝の化石です。

What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.

貝は好きではない。

I don’t like shellfish.

砂浜でいろんな貝を拾うのは実に楽しい。

It is a lot of fun picking various shells on the sands.

火力とお鍋と貝の種類によるわ。

It depends on the strength of the flame, the pan used and the type of ingredients.

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符 token, sign, mark, tally, charm

憎 hate, detest

皿 dish, a helping, plate

肯 agreement, consent, comply with

燥 parch, dry up