Word Meaning 貝寄せ

かいよせ kaiyose

貝寄せ is read as かいよせ (kaiyose) and means west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar).

Meaning

English

  1. west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar)
  2. wind that blows seashells ashore

Reading

Kana

かいよせ

Romaji

kaiyose

Writing Variants

  • 貝寄 かいよせ kaiyose
  • 貝寄風 かいよせ kaiyose

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 145943 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

かい

shellfish

貝割れ大根

かいわれだいこん

(white) radish sprouts

季寄せ

きよせ

dictionary of seasonal words (for haiku and haikai)

幅寄せ

はばよせ

(car) being run off the road

板寄せ

いたよせ

Itayose method

貝殻

かいがら

seashell

貝塚

かいづか

shell heap

貝独楽

べいごま

spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)

貝殻状断口

かいがらじょうだんこう

conchoidal fracture

貝殻状割れ口

かいがらじょうわれくち

conchoidal fracture

寄せ

よせ

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess)

人寄せ

ひとよせ

gathering of people