Word Meaning 法螺

ほら hora

法螺 is read as ほら (hora) and means conch (esp. Charonia tritonis).

Meaning

English

  1. conch (esp. Charonia tritonis)
  2. trumpet shell
  3. boasting
  4. bragging
  5. big talk

Reading

Kana

ほら

Romaji

hora

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大法螺

おおぼら

big lie

駄法螺

だぼら

big talk

糸巻法螺

いとまきぼら

trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium)

蝦夷法螺

えぞぼら

Ezo neptune (species of whelk, Neptunea polycostata)

姫蝦夷法螺

ひめえぞぼら

arthritic neptune (species of whelk, Neptunea arthritica)

擬蝦夷法螺

えぞぼらもどき

double-sculptured neptune (species of whelk, Neptunea intersculpta)

法主

ほうしゅ

high priest

法的

ほうてき

legal

法人

ほうじん

corporation

法学

ほうがく

law

法務

ほうむ

clerical duty (in a temple)

法律

ほうりつ

law