Word Meaning 牡蠣

かき kaki

牡蠣 is read as かき (kaki) and means oyster.

Meaning

English

oyster
oyster shell

Reading

Kana

かき

Romaji

kaki

Writing Variants

牡蛎かき kaki
牡蛎ぼれい borei
牡蠣ぼれい borei
硴かき kaki
蠣かき kaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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牡蠣飯

かきめし

rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.

牡蠣フライ

かきふらい

fried oysters

毛牡蠣

けがき

spiny oyster (Saccostrea kegaki)

岩牡蠣

いわがき

Iwagaki oyster (Crassostrea nippona)

真牡蠣

まがき

Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

種牡蠣

たねがき

seed oyster

焼き牡蠣

やきがき

oysters cooked in the shell

牡鹿

おじか

buck (male deer)

牡丹

ぼたん

wild boar (meat)

Example Sentences

冬は牡蠣が美味しい季節です。

ふゆはかきがおいしいきせつです。

Winter is the season when oysters are delicious.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

ながと牡蠣 Kaki Nagato

牡蠣垣閂 Kannuki Kakigaki