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Meanings

oyster

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かき

Common Words

かき
牡蠣
牡蛎
蠣
硴
ぼれい (牡蠣／牡蛎)
カキ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #37424
1

oyster; oyster shell

Examples
牡蠣はどうも私の体質に合わない。
Oysters don't agree with me.
そのカキを食べた事を後悔しているんだ。
I regret eating those oysters.
岩牡蠣
岩ガキ
岩がき
いわがき (岩牡蠣／岩がき)
いわガキ (岩ガキ)
イワガキ
Noun
Freq #159480
1

Iwagaki oyster (Crassostrea nippona)

焼き牡蠣
焼きガキ
焼きがき
やきがき (焼き牡蠣／焼きがき)
やきガキ (焼きガキ)
Noun
Freq #190317
1

oysters cooked in the shell

かきフライ
牡蠣フライ
カキフライ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #194894
1

fried oysters; deep-fried oysters

牡蠣飯
かきめし
Noun
Freq #196608
1

Food, cooking

rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.

カキ油
牡蠣油
カキあぶら (カキ油)
かきあぶら (牡蠣油)
Noun
Freq #245307
1

oyster sauce

まがき
真牡蠣
マガキ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #245447
1

Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

けがき
毛牡蠣
ケガキ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #307838
1

spiny oyster (Saccostrea kegaki)

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