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貝かい

かい · kai

JLPT N2 noun

Shellfish

  • seashell, shell
  • Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell
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In real sentences

I picked up shells.

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I pick up shells on the shore and put them in a bag, repeating this.

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Collecting shells on the beach is fun, but be careful of heatstroke.

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Shellfish