# 貝 — Shellfish

Frequency rank 1709 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 傘 (Umbrella), less common than 翔 (Soar).

- On’yomi: ばい
- Kun’yomi: かい
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

The character 貝 (shellfish) looks like a clam shell — two halves of a shell with lines showing the ridges, a shellfish from the ocean floor.

In words:

- 貝 かい — shell,shellfish
- 貝殻 かいがら — shell

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