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èžș
èžș
17 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ラ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
にし
にăȘ

Common Words

èžș旋
らせん
Noun
Freq #14759
1

spiral; helix

2

screw

èžșæ—‹éšŽæź”
ă‚‰ă›ă‚“éšŽæź”
らせんかいだん
Noun
Freq #23721
1

spiral staircase

ネゾ
《 ねじ 》
èžș歐
æ»ć­
æ©ć­
èžș旋
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #28498
1

screw

Examples
ă“ăźæ©Ÿæą°ăŻïŒ‘æ™‚é–“ă«ćƒć€‹ăźă­ă˜ă‚’èŁœé€ ă™ă‚‹ă€‚
This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.
2

key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring

èžș旋状
らせん状
らせんじょう
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #32809
1

helical; spiral-shaped

ほら
æł•èžș
ăƒ›ăƒ©
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #50824
1

boasting; bragging; big talk

Examples
昘ではăȘă„ă«ă—ă‚ă€ăƒ›ăƒ©ă«èż‘ă„ă€‚
If not a lie, close to a boast.
2

Abbreviation; Orig. meaning

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

にし
èžș
蟛èžș
ら (èžș)
ăƒ‹ă‚·
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #59613
1

small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish

èžș鈿
らでん
Noun
Freq #70059
1

nacre; mother of pearl

ほらèȝ
æł•èžșèȝ
ăƒ›ăƒ©èȝ
ă»ă‚‰ăŒă„ (ほらèČïŒæł•èžșèČïŒćčèžșïŒæą­ć°Ÿèžș)
ăƒ›ăƒ©ăŒă„ (ăƒ›ăƒ©èȝ)
ăƒ›ăƒ©ă‚Źă‚€
ćčèžș
æą­ć°Ÿèžș
Noun
Freq #70610
1

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

äșŒé‡èžș旋
äșŒé‡ă‚‰ă›ă‚“
ă«ă˜ă‚…ă†ă‚‰ă›ă‚“
Noun
Freq #81011
1

double helix (structure of DNA)

ăƒ›ăƒ©ćčき
ほらćčき
æł•èžșćčき
ă»ă‚‰ă”ă
Noun
Freq #84018
1

braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter

Examples
ćœŒăŻă»ă‚‰ćčăă§ă€èš€ăŁăŸă“ăšăźćŠćˆ†ă‚‚ă‚„ăŁăŸă“ăšăŒăȘい。
He talks big but he's never done half the things that he said he has.
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