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殻

Kanji 殻: meaning "shell, husk", readings, stroke order

The kanji 殻 means "shell, husk". On'yomi: カク; kun'yomi: から. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
shell, husk
On'yomi
カク
Kun'yomi
から
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
殼 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 殻

  • 殻 から — shell, husk, hull
  • 貝殻 かいがら — shell

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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