カキ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カキ – see the following entries.

【牡蠣かき】 [noun] oyster (edible) Alternative spellings 硴, 蠣, 牡蛎, 蛎

【柿かき】S [noun] [from 770] a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki) [noun] [from 1170] Short for 柿色 (kakiiro). a yellowish-red color, like the fruit of the Japanese persimmon [noun] [from 1819] a 布子 (nunoko, “cotton-paded clothing”) dyed in kakiiro [proper noun] a surname

(This term, カキ, is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)