殻
殻

husk, nut shell

11 strokesFrequency 1,892JLPT N1Grade 8

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カクコクバイ

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からがら

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Common Words

殻から骸NounFreq #9445
1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

Examples
飲み物はヤシの実の殻に入れてあった。
The drinks were served in coconut shells.
抜け殻脱け殻蛻ぬけがら抜殻脱殻NounFreq #17601
1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

貝殻貝がらかいがら貝殼NounFreq #20422
1

seashell; shell

Examples
トムは美しい貝がらを浜辺でひろった。
Tom picked up some pretty shells on the beach.
殻かくNounFreq #24901
1

shell (e.g. electron shell)

もぬけの殻蛻の殻もぬけのからもぬけの空NounExpressionFreq #26220
1

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted

2

body from which the soul has left; corpse

3

Orig. meaning

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

外殻がいかくNounFreq #28110
1

shell; crust

甲殻こうかくNoun～の Adj.Freq #29123
1

carapace; shell; crust

卵の殻たまごのからNounFreq #38062
1

eggshell

殻を破るからをやぶるExpressionGodan verbFreq #40317
1

Idiomatic expression

to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

吸い殻吸殻吸いがら吸がらすいがらNounFreq #46690
1

cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes

Examples
もう・・・タバコの吸殻まで散らばってるし。
Sheesh, you've even got cigarette butts scattered around.
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