Word Meaning 甲羅干し

こうらぼし kouraboshi

甲羅干し is read as こうらぼし (kouraboshi) and means basking (of animals with a shell or carapace, esp. turtles).

Meaning

English

  1. basking (of animals with a shell or carapace, esp. turtles)
  2. sunbathing on one's stomach

Reading

Kana

こうらぼし

Romaji

kouraboshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136115 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲羅を干す

こうらをほす

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

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

甲板渡し

かんぱんわたし

free on board

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

こう

1st in rank

かぶと

helmet (of a warrior)