小こ貝がい

noun

small shell; small shellfish

Refers to small shells or small shellfish in general. Not a specific species.

See also: 貝偏

• 子こ供どもたちは海かい岸がんで小こ貝がいを拾ひろった。

  The children picked up small shells on the beach.

noun

kanji 'shell' radical at left

Refers to the kanji radical 貝 (かいへん) when it appears on the left side of a character. Used in contexts discussing kanji components.

• 「財ざい」という字じの左ひだり側がわは小こ貝がいです。

  The left side of the character '財' is the 'shell' radical.