Memory phrase for the Kanji: 貝
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貝 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| shell
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Pronunciation |
kai |
Explanation |
Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八 (Shells were used as substitute for money, therefore its further meaning as 'money' when used as a radical.) |
Mnemonic
| A shell with feelers.
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Radicals
貝
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money | shell a cowries-shell (used as money) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
貝 |
かい |
shell/shellfish |
貝殻 |
かいがら |
shell |
貝焼き |
かい・やき |
shellfish baked in the shell |
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