Onyomi: カク, コク, バイ · Kunyomi: から, がら · Meanings: husk, nut shell
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 殻 | から | shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 殻 | がら | chicken bones (e.g. for soup), chicken carcass | Noun, Noun, used as a prefix |
| 殻 | かく | shell (e.g. electron shell) | Noun |
| 卵 | かい | egg, eggshell | Noun |
| 殻むき | からむき | shelling (e.g. of eggs, nuts, crabs and such) | Noun |
| 殻竿 | からざお | flail (for threshing grain) | Noun |
| 殻構造 | かくこうぞう | shell structure | Noun |
| 殻頂 | かくちょう | apex of a shell, umbo | Noun |
| 殻斗 | かくと | cupule, acorn cup | Noun |
| 殻を破る | からをやぶる | to break up and start anew, to break out of one's shell, to make a fresh start, to go outside oneself | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending |
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