7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N2
shellfish
Kun'yomi
か い shellfish ②seashell
On'yomi
バ イ Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica) ②spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 8C9D |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-19-13 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4486 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5766 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2543 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3150 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1614 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2200 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 54 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 56 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1590 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 498 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 44 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 36656 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 90 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 240 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 240 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 169 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 917 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 49 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 70 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 719 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1720 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 54 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 7b0.1 |
| Four corner code | 6080.0 |
| De Roo Code | 3961 |