Illustration: On a quiet Japanese beach after the tide has receded, a child crouches beside a shallow tide pool and holds an empty clam shell open on one palm. Its two connected halves reveal smooth, hollow interiors, while several ridged shells lie among wet pebbles at the child’s feet.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

貝かい殻がら

kaigara

seashell

Example sentences

  1. トムは美うつくしい貝かいがらを浜辺はまべでひろった。

    Tom picked up some pretty shells on the beach.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしは岸辺きしべで美うつくしい貝殻かいがらを見みつけた。

    I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. うみできれいな貝かいがらをひろった。

    I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 貝殻

  • 貝shellfishOnバイKunかい
  • 殻husk; nut shellOnカク・コク・バイKunから・がら

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