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貝 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「貝」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
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Kun
かいkai
Meaning
shellfish

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Stroke-order animation, origin, compounds and an example in 60 seconds.

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of a shell.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunかいkai貝かい貝細工かいさいくほら貝ほらかい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 貝かい

    shellfish

  • 貝がらかいがら

    seashell

More words with this kanji

  • 貝塚かいづか
  • 貝殻かいがら
  • 貝冢かいづか

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

うみで 貝(かい)を ひろいます。

I pick up shells at the sea.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

貝負to los…貞chaste財wealth貢tribut…販sell
Radical
Map of radical 貝All maps

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