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蠣: oyster

oyster
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Readings

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かき

Seen in 牡蠣, read かき (oyster) or ぼれい when it means the shell used in Chinese medicine.

Key words

牡蠣かきoyster
蠣殻かきがらoyster shell
牡蠣ぼれいoyster shell (medicinal)

Example sentences

When winter comes, I crave grilled oysters with lemon squeezed over them.

I went into the sea wearing sandals so as not to cut my feet on the oyster shells on the rocks.

In Chinese herbal medicine, a powder made from crushed oyster shell is used as a drug.

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