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RTK / HeisigFrame #56

貝

shellfish

Strokes: 7

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Grade 1

Radical Components

Meanings

shellfish RTKShell

Mnemonic Aliases

Narrative names used in mnemonics for this kanji.

money(mnemonic)shells(mnemonic)

Community Mnemonic

▲ 507 votes

Stare at the shellfish, it looks like an eye with legs.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

ばい

Kun'yomi

かい

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