Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 蠣

oyster

oyster

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
かき
Onyomi 音読み
レイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: (Legal Form) , 蠇 (Itaiji)

Jōyō
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
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Showing 10 common entries

Showing 10 of 10 entries that include this kanji.

牡蠣

かき

oyster

岩牡蠣

いわがき

Iwagaki oyster (Crassostrea nippona)

種牡蠣

たねがき

seed oyster

焼き牡蠣

やきがき

oysters cooked in the shell

真牡蠣

まがき

Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

的矢かき

まとやかき

Matoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)

毛牡蠣

けがき

spiny oyster (Saccostrea kegaki)

カキ油

カキあぶら

oyster sauce

牡蠣飯

かきめし

rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

冬になるとがおいしくなる。

Oysters become tastier in winter.

市場で新鮮なを買った。

I bought fresh oysters at the market.

この店の料理は評判がいい。

The oyster dishes at this restaurant have a good reputation.

海辺の岩にがたくさん付いていた。

Many oysters were attached to the rocks by the sea.

父はを殻から上手に外した。

My father skillfully removed the oyster from its shell.