ばい

貝

[bai]

Meanings

1.Noun

Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell

2.Noun

spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese Babylon shell)

海岸でいろいろな種類の貝を拾った。

I picked up various kinds of shells on the beach.

貝殻をコレクションするのが趣味です。

Collecting shells is my hobby.

市場でばい貝を買ってきて煮付けにして食べた。

I bought Babylon shells at the market and made them into a simmered dish.