# 貝 shellfish/money

(bottom radical) 目 (eye) + (animal legs)
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7 strokes
SOLO SYMBOLIC JERK RADICAL
JERK KANJI ALERT - by itself it means shellfish, but when combined with another kanji to form a compound word, it means "money". They say that shellfish used to be kind of like "wampum" before gold was discovered.

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| You look at money. You sell animal legs for money.

## Kunyomi

かい | shell ★★★☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
貝 | shellfish | ANIMAL LEGS |
見 | look | HUMAN LEGS |

Money has ANIMAL LEGS because a shellfish is an animal.

Look has HUMAN LEGS because you're a human and you look at shit.

## Used In

- 財
- 質
- 貿
- 買
- 噴
- 憤
- 貧
- 貯
- 賭
- 賃
- 貞
- 員
- 則
- 責
- 貴
- 負
- 貨
- 貫
- 賛
- 贈
- 賞
- 頭
- 賄
- 購
- 敗
- 貸
- 賊
- 賢
- 販
- 費
- 鎖
- 資