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Kanji Detail for 蠣 - "oyster"

蠣

  • Meaning

    蠣 means "oyster."

    1. Oyster - A bivalve of the family Ostreidae.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

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    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

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    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    牡蠣 (oyster). A mollusk. Its shell is called 蠣房 (oyster house). The flesh is called 蠣黃 (oyster yellow). Southerners call it 蠔. Right shell is small and flat. Left shell is large and convex. Outer surface is rough and uneven. Lives attached to rocks by its left shell. Or they adhere to each other. Large ones are like mountains. Commonly called 蠔山 (oyster mountains). The flesh is delicious for eating. The shell can be burned to lime. Its function is similar to limestone. Called 蠣粉 (oyster powder).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rei(レイ) レイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kaki(かき) かき

  • Strokes

    tip

    21 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    虫 (mushi・mushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    oyster shellfish

Sentences including 蠣

  • I don't eat oysters.

  • Are oysters in season now?

  • Are oysters in season now?

  • He loves oysters.

  • Do you like oysters?

  • I don't eat oysters.

  • Have you ever eaten oysters?

  • My stomach hurts. I wonder: was I poisoned by oysters?

  • Tom likes eating raw oysters.

  • Oysters don't agree with me.

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