貝 — shellfish

Grade 1 kanji · 7 strokes · on'yomi kai · kun'yomi kai.

An eye (目) with legs — a shellfish peeking out from its shell.

Example words

• 貝 — kai — shellfish
• 貝殻 — kaigara — shell

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