から
kara
JLPT N111 strokesKanjiLevel 96 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

殻 is the kanji for "Husk". A common reading is から (kara). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Husk

Also : Nut Shell

Readings

kunから/ karakunがら/ garaonかく/ kakuonこく/ kokuonばい/ bai

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

卵の殻を丁寧に剥く。

たまごのからをていねいにむく。

Peel the eggshell carefully.

彼は長年の孤独な殻を破った。

かれはながねんのこどくなからをやぶった。

He broke out of his long years of lonely shell.

Vocabulary using 殻

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