かひ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かひ – see the following entries.
かい1
[noun] [from 712] an aquatic shellfish (generally limited to mollusks with calcareous shells such as clams or snails, and excluding crustaceans such as shrimp or crabs)
[noun] buying, shopping
[verb] stem or continuative form of 買う (kau) [godan]
甲斐かい
[noun] value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing
[proper noun] Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] Kai (a historical province of Japan, roughly corresponding to present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a male given name
Alternative spellings
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かいH
[noun] (obsolete) a scoop for food
[noun] (archaic, rare) a wooden sword for training
Alternative spelling
(This term, かひ (kafi), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かひ.)

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