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Kanji Detail for 殻 - "shell, husk, crust"

殻

  • Meaning

    殻 means "shell, husk, crust."

    1. Shell - The hard outer covering.

    2. Husk - The dry outer covering of seeds.

    3. Crust - A hard outer layer.

  • Words using 殻

    • 吸い殻 すいがら Listen cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
    • 地殻変動 ちかくへんどう Listen diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift

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    • Verified meaning: shell, husk, crust
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    husk; nut shell

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    casing, shell, husk, hull, skin

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bai(バイ) バイ

    kaku(カク) カク

    koku(コク) コク

  • Kunyomi

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    gara(がら) がら

    kara(から) から

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    殳 (hokozukuri・rumata)

  • Related Keywords

    shell husk crust protective covering carapace casing exoskeleton pod sheath armor layer outer scale

Sentences including 殻

  • Crabs are crustaceans.

  • The shell of an egg is easily broken.

  • The red king crab is a large crustacean.

  • She sells seashells by the seashore.

  • She sells seashells by the seashore.

  • Where can I throw this eggshell?

  • The octopus is hiding in a coconut shell.

  • I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

  • Tom picked up some pretty shells on the beach.

  • Sami's house was completely empty.

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