螺
螺

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

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Common Words

螺旋らせんNounFreq #14759
1

spiral; helix

2

screw

螺旋階段らせん階段らせんかいだんNounFreq #23721
1

spiral staircase

ネジ《ねじ》螺子捻子捩子螺旋NounUsually kanaFreq #28498
1

screw

Examples
この機械は１時間に千個のねじを製造する。
This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.
2

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

螺旋状らせん状らせんじょうNoun～の Adj.Freq #32809
1

helical; spiral-shaped

ほら法螺ホラNounUsually kanaFreq #50824
1

boasting; bragging; big talk

Examples
嘘ではないにしろ、ホラに近い。
If not a lie, close to a boast.
2

Abbreviation; Orig. meaning

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

にし螺辛螺ら (螺)ニシNounUsually kanaFreq #59613
1

small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish

螺鈿らでんNounFreq #70059
1

nacre; mother of pearl

ほら貝法螺貝ホラ貝ほらがい (ほら貝／法螺貝／吹螺／梭尾螺)ホラがい (ホラ貝)ホラガイ吹螺梭尾螺NounFreq #70610
1

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

二重螺旋二重らせんにじゅうらせんNounFreq #81011
1

double helix (structure of DNA)

ホラ吹きほら吹き法螺吹きほらふきNounFreq #84018
1

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

Examples
彼はほら吹きで、言ったことの半分もやったことがない。
He talks big but he's never done half the things that he said he has.
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