Entry
  1. Noun

    moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster

    Usually written using kana alonesee 阿古屋貝

Also written 珠貝【たまがい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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jewel, ball

Kun
たまたま--だま
On
ギョク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
737 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

おうだん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
4f0.2The Kanji Dictionary
1010.3Four corner code
3172deroo
7389Unicode hex code
1-22-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2923Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3620New Nelson (John Haig)
3477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4289Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2166Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
272Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
610A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
204Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
103Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20821Morohashi
102A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
295Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
295Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64sakade
732Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
48henshall3
40Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
575Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1313Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
262Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
ogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shellfish

Kun
かい
On
バイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1787 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-2SKIP code
7b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6080.0Four corner code
3961deroo
8c9dUnicode hex code
1-19-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4486Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5766New Nelson (John Haig)
2543New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3150Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1614Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2200Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
54Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
56Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1590A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
498Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
44Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36656Morohashi
90A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
240Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
240Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
169sakade
917Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
49henshall3
70Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
719Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1720Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
54Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4Pinyin reading
paeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level