noun

  1. shellwork.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
貝細工 かいざいく
 
 
 
貝ざいく かいざいく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
dainty, get thin, taper
サイ こま.か ほそ.い (2nd, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)