Word Meaning 甲羅を干す

こうらをほす koura o hosu

甲羅を干す is read as こうらをほす (koura o hosu) and means to bask in the sun lying flat on one's stomach.

Meaning

English

to bask in the sun lying flat on one's stomach

Reading

Kana

こうらをほす

Romaji

koura o hosu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 137109 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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甲羅干し

こうらぼし

basking (of animals with a shell or carapace, esp. turtles)

甲羅

こうら

person's back

甲羅を経る

こうらをへる

to accumulate years of experience

甲羅蒸

こうらむし

crab meat mixed with vegetables and egg yolk, steamed inside its shell

蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る

かにはこうらににせてあなをほる

to each their own

甲板

かんぱん

deck (of a ship)

甲高い

かんだかい

high-pitched

甲種

こうしゅ

A-grade

甲乙

こうおつ

first and second

甲

こう

1st in rank

甲

かぶと

helmet (of a warrior)

甲骨文

こうこつぶん

oracle bone script