カキ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カキ – see the following entries.

[noun] oyster (edible)

Alternative spellings
硴, 蠣, 牡蛎, 蛎

[noun] [from 770] a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

[noun] [from 1170] Short for 柿色 (kakiiro). a yellowish-red color, like the fruit of the Japanese persimmon

[noun] [from 1819] a 布子 (nunoko, “cotton-paded clothing”) dyed in kakiiro

[proper noun] a surname

(This term, カキ, is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)

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