貝 (かい, kai) Japanese meaning: shellfish | KotomoraVarious kinds of shellfish can be caught in the sea around here.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉で貝を拾うto pick up shells at a place (e.g. a beach)
I picked up shells on the beach.
貝を養殖するto farm/cultivate shellfish
In this region, they farm shellfish such as oysters.
貝の身を取り出すto take the meat out of a shellfish
I took the meat out of the shellfish and used it in cooking.
Expressions
貝になるclam up; keep one's mouth shut; say nothing 貝を吹くblow a conch; blow a trumpet shell; blow the war horn
貝柱
adductor muscle (of a bivalve) · scallop adductor muscle (as food)
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chambered nautilus
mussel
bivalve
conch; trumpet shell
blood clam; ark shell
snail; spiral shell
univalve
cowrie; cowry
Japanese scallop; Yesso scallop
kanji 'big shell' radical
Sakhalin surf clam
small shell; small shellfish · kanji 'shell' radical at left
Japanese scallop · giant clam
cherry blossom tellin; Nitidotellina nitidula
shell-matching game with waka poems
pearl oyster; mother shellfish
sliced abalone served in cold water
Japanese geoduck
Chinese pond mussel; Sinanodonta woodiana
