Word Meaning 牡蠣

かき kaki

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

Meaning

English

  1. oyster
  2. 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
  • かき kaki
  • 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.

毛牡蠣

けがき

spiny oyster (Saccostrea kegaki)

真牡蠣

まがき

Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

種牡蠣

たねがき

seed oyster

牡丹

ぼたん

wild boar (meat)

牡鹿

おじか

buck (male deer)

Example Sentences

1

ふゆはかきがおいしいきせつです。

Winter is the season when oysters are delicious.