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Zach

蠣

Readings

Kana: レイ、かき
Romaji: rei, kaki
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

oyster

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  142
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-14
Korean Reading:  ryeo
Chinese Reading:  li4
Unicode:  8823
JIS:  695A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4198
New Nelson Index: 5399
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d14.3
Four Corner Index: 5112.7
Japanese Names Index: 2870
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33799X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0113

Words

牡蠣 (かき、ぼれい、カキ)
oyster; oyster shell
牡蠣フライ (かきフライ、カキフライ)
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
真牡蠣 (まがき、マガキ)
Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
カキ油 (カキあぶら、かきあぶら)
oyster sauce
牡蠣飯 (かきめし)
rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.
的矢かき (まとやかき)
Matoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
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