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Translingual [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

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Han character [edit]

(radical 112 +7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一口廿人心 (MRTOP))

  1. oyster

References [edit]

  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 832, character 21
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 4, page 2432, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+7874

Japanese [edit]

Kanji [edit]

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings [edit]

Usage notes [edit]

This is a kokuji. Usage is rare. The word kaki ("oyster") is more commonly spelled 牡蠣 or .

Noun [edit]

(hiragana かき, romaji kaki)

  1. oyster

Synonyms [edit]