JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 殻: "husk, nut shell"
The kanji 殻 means "husk, nut shell". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カク, コク, バイ in on'yomi and から, がら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カクコクバイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
からがら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | husk, nut shell |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1892 of 2,501 |
Common words with 殻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 殻shell; husk; hull; pod
- 抜け殻cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia
- 貝殻seashell; shell
- 殻shell (e.g. electron shell)
- もぬけの殻completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted · body from which the soul has left; corpse
- 外殻shell; crust
- 甲殻carapace; shell; crust
- 卵の殻eggshell
- 殻を破るto break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
- 吸い殻cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
- 地殻(Earth's) crust
- 地殻変動diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust) · upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
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