This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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かい
shell; shellfish
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ばい、バイ
Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
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貝塚

かいづか、かいずか
shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
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貝殻

貝殼、貝がら
かいがら
shell
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貝類

かいるい
shellfish
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二枚貝

にまいがい
bivalve
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巻き貝

巻貝
まきがい
snail; spiral shell
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貝ボタン

かいボタン
mother-of-pearl button
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灰貝

はいがい
ivory shell; cockle
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鸚鵡貝

おうむがい、オウムガイ
chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)