Word Meaning もぬけの殻
もぬけのから
monukenokara
もぬけの殻 is read as もぬけのから (monukenokara) and means shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.).
Meaning
English
- shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- body from which the soul has left
- corpse
- completely empty (of a residence, etc.)
- vacant
- deserted
Reading
Kana
もぬけのから
Romaji
monukenokara
Writing Variants
- もぬけの空 もぬけのから monukenokara
- 蛻の殻 もぬけのから monuke no kara
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
2サミの家ん中は、もぬけの殻だった。
Sami's house was completely empty.
「食堂はもぬけの殻だったよ」「もぬけの殻？誰もいないの？」「人っ子一人ね」
"The canteen was empty." "Empty? No one there at all?" "Not a soul."