ばい
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell
2. spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
kanji "shell" radical (154)
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)