Meaning of 貝殻(かいがら) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 貝殻, 貝殼, 貝がら JLPT 1

Kana Reading かいがら

Romaji kaigara

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

shell

Examples of 貝殻, 貝殼, 貝がら, かいがら in a sentence

プレゼントにするきれいな貝がらをひろいにいったよ！

I went looking for pretty shells as a present!
私は岸辺で美しい貝殻を見つけた。

I found a beautiful shell on the shore.
トムは美しい貝がらを浜辺でひろった。

Tom picked up some pretty shells on the beach.
うみできれいな貝がらをひろった。

I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.

Related Kanji

殻 JLPT 1

11 strokes

husk, nut shell

On'Yomi: カク, コク, バイ

Kun'Yomi: から, がら

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貝 JLPT 2

7 strokes

shellfish

On'Yomi: バイ

Kun'Yomi: かい

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殼

12 strokes

husk, nut shell

On'Yomi: カク, コク, バイ

Kun'Yomi: から

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