Translingual
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Japanese
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殻
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 殼)
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Compounds
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- 地殻 (chikaku, “crust of the earth”)
- 卵殻 (rankaku, “eggshell”)
- 貝殻 (kaigara, “shell”)
- 豆殻 (mamegara, “bean husk”)
- 甲殻類 (kōkakurui, “Crustacea”)
- 抜け殻 (nukegara, “cast-off skin”)
- 燃え殻 (moegara, “cinders”)
- 石炭柄 (sekitangara, “coal cinders”)
- 吸い殻 (suigara, “cigarette butt”)
- 卵の殻 (tamago no kara, “eggshell”)
- 殻を閉ざす (kara o tozasu, “retire into one's shell”)
殻 • (kara)
- shell, crust, chaff
- 卵の殻は壊れやすい
- tamago no kara wa koware-yasui
- The shell of an egg is easily broken
- husk, hull
殻 • (-gara)
- cinders, ashes
- leftovers (compare English shell)