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蠣 — 20 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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準1University / general ／ 20 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
レイれい · rei
Kun
かきkaki
Meaning
oyster

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 厲 as phonetic: the shellfish that grows fastened to rocks.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 牡蠣かき

    oyster

  • 牡蠣殻かきがら

    oyster shell

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

冬(ふゆ)の牡蠣(かき)を鍋(なべ)にして食(た)べた。

We ate winter oysters in a hot pot.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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