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殻
殻
11 strokes
Frequency: 1892
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

husk
nut shell

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カク
コク
バイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
から
がら

Common Words

殻
から
骸
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #17601
1

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

貝殻
貝がら
かいがら
貝殼
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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
Expression
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #38062
1

eggshell

殻を破る
からをやぶる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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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