牡蠣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牡	蠣

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Alternative forms

• カキ

Pronunciation

• Homophones: 柿 (かき, kaki)

Noun

牡蠣 (hiragana かき, romaji kaki)

1. the oyster (edible)

See also

• 真珠貝 (しんじゅがい, shinjugai, “pearl oyster ('inedible)”)

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Mandarin

simpl.		牡蛎
trad.		牡蠣

Noun

牡蠣 (traditional, Pinyin mǔlì, simplified 牡蛎)

1. oyster

Synonyms

• hǎilìzi 海蠣子
• háo 蚝
• háozi 蚝子

Derived terms

• duànmǔlì 鍛牡蠣

References

• 牡蠣 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia