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殻

殻: shell

shell; husk
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 8 words here

Readings

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カク・コク・バイ
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から・がら

殻(から) "shell"; がら after another word: 貝殻(かいがら) "seashell", 吸い殻(すいがら) "cigarette butt". かく in 地殻(ちかく) "earth's crust", 甲殻類(こうかくるい) "crustaceans".

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Key words

殻からshell; husk
貝殻かいがらseashell
吸い殻すいがらcigarette butt
地殻ちかくEarth's crust
甲殻類こうかくるいcrustaceans

Example sentences

I picked up a pretty seashell at the beach.

Peeling the shell off a boiled egg is surprisingly hard.

Beneath the Earth's crust there is a hot layer called the mantle.

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