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Kanji Detail for 螺 - "helix"

螺

  • Meaning

    螺 means "helix." Also associated with conch, cup.

    1. Spiral shell - A coiled sea shell.

    2. Conch - A large spiral shell used as horn.

    3. Helix - A spiral or coiled shape.

  • Words using 螺

    • 螺旋 らせん Listen spiral; helix; screw

  • Tattoo check: 螺

    • Verified meaning: helix
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ほうがい, ほらがい)
    • Also carries these associations: conch, cup

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 螺

    Surnames 螺(ほうがい)Listen 螺(ほらがい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spiral shell; conch; spiral

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    spiral shell; snail; conch

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    spiral shell, conch; spiral

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Originally written as 蠃. A mollusk. Shell is hard. Has spiral lines. Its body can coil and hide within. Many varieties. Large ones can be used as wine vessels and wind instruments. The inner surface of the shell has beautiful luster. Used as decoration in lacquerware. Called 螺鈿 (mother-of-pearl inlay). | Hair bun is called 螺 (spiral). Children's tied hair is called 螺髻 (spiral topknot). Because it coils like a snail shell. Therefore mountain colors are also called 螺. Using women's hair buns as a metaphor for peaks.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ra(ラ) ラ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nina(にな) にな

    nishi(にし) にし

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    虫 (mushi・mushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    conch helix cup spiral shell snail whorl coiled mollusk gastropod whelk horn shell

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