What does kanji 殻 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 殻 is husk.

How is kanji 殻 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 殻 are から, がら; the onyomi readings are カク, コク, バイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 殻?

The main radical for kanji 殻 is 殳.

What words use kanji 殻?

Example words that use kanji 殻 include 殻, 殻むき, 殻を破る, 殻を閉ざす.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

殻

Meaning

Kanji 殻

husk

husk, nut shell

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: からがら
Onyomi 音読み: カクコクバイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 殼 • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1892
Strokes: 11
Radical: 殳
Components: 冖 • 几 • 又 • 士 • 殳
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 31 common entries

Showing 31 of 71 entries that include this kanji.

殻

かく

shell (e.g. electron shell)

殻むき

からむき

shelling (e.g. of eggs, nuts, crabs and such)

殻を破る

からをやぶる

to break up and start anew

殻を閉ざす

からをとざす

to close up like an oyster

殻構造

かくこうぞう

shell structure

殻頂

かくちょう

apex of a shell

殻斗

かくと

cupule

地殻

ちかく

(Earth's) crust

そば殻

そばがら

buckwheat chaff

もぬけの殻

もぬけのから

shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

もみ殻

もみがら

rice husks

鞍掛紋殻

くらかけもんがら

blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

卵の殻をむいてください。

Please peel the eggshell off.

庭に空いた貝の殻が落ちていた。

An empty seashell had fallen in the yard.

くるみの殻はとても硬い。

A walnut shell is very hard.

豆の殻をむいて中身を出した。

I removed the pod and took out the beans inside.

米の殻を取る作業は大変だ。

The work of removing the rice husks is hard.

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