| 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. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 767 | 
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000
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