| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 牡蠣 | かき | カキ |
Pronunciation: kaki
How to Say It Outloud: kah-kee
Usage: Commonly used to refer to oysters, especially in culinary contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:
新鮮な牡蠣を食べたい。
新鮮な牡蠣を食べたい。Example Sentence English:I want to eat fresh oysters.
I want to eat fresh oysters.Dictionary
牡蠣かきCommon word
Noun- oyster; oyster shell
- Kaki
オイスターオイスター
Noun- oyster
白蝶貝しろちょうがい
Noun- silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
蝶貝ちょうがい
Noun- silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
阿古屋貝あこやがい
Noun- Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
- Pearl oyster
真珠貝しんじゅがい
Noun- pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii)
海松みる
Noun- stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed; green sponge; green fleece; oyster thief
- Mill
ひら茸ひらたけ
Noun- oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
- Pleurotus ostreatus
蠔油ハオユー
Noun- oyster sauce
楡木茸たもぎたけ
Noun- golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus cornucopiae)
的矢かきまとやかき
Noun- Matoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
窓貝まどがい
Noun- windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta)
毛牡蠣けがき
Noun- spiny oyster (Saccostrea kegaki)
種牡蠣たねがき
Noun- seed oyster
母貝ぼがい
Noun- pearl oyster
岩牡蠣いわがき
Noun- Iwagaki oyster (Crassostrea nippona)
真牡蠣まがき
Noun- Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
屈曲位くっきょくい
Noun- Viennese oyster (sexual position)
黒蝶貝くろちょうがい
Noun- black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)
まべ貝まべがい
Noun- penguin wing oyster (Pteria penguin)
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