| Kanji | 殻 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カク、コク、バイ |
| Kunyomi | から、がら |
| English | husk, nut shell |
| Examples | 殻(から): shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1892 |
| Components | 壳: casing; shell; husk 殳: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) |
| Number of Strokes | 11 |
| Kanji Radical | 殳 |
| Radical Number | 79 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | るまた・ほこづくり |
| Traditional Form | 殼 |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | husk |
| Koohii Story 1 | Samurai´s husk/shell/armour is superflous to missile attacks 甲殻 卵殻 貝殻. |
| Koohii Story 2 | husk or shell. Japan´s recent history in a nutshell: first the samurai became superfluous and then the Americans started to throw missiles and bombs during WWII. |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000
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