殻
husk, nut shell

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カクコクバイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

からがら

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:1892

Vocabulary

カク

WordReadingMeaning
地殻変動チカクヘンドウdiastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
地殻チカク(Earth's) crust
介殻カイカクsea shell
甲殻コウカクcarapace; shell; crust
甲殻類コウカクルイcrustacean

コク

WordReadingMeaning
枳殻キコクtrifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata); hardy orange
船殻センコクhull

Other

WordReadingMeaning
貝殻かいがらseashell; shell
殻からshell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
吸い殻すいがらcigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
紅殻ベンガラred iron oxide; red ocher
紅殻べんがらred iron oxide; red ocher

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

穀
cereals, grain
Grade 6JLPT 1
塚
hillock, mound
Grade 8JLPT 1
表
chart, diagram, surface, table
Grade 3JLPT 3
売
sell
Grade 2JLPT 4
殺
butcher, diminish, kill, murder, reduce, slice off, split, spoil
Grade 5JLPT 3
疫
epidemic
Grade 8JLPT 1
麦
barley, wheat
Grade 2JLPT 2
壱
one (in documents)
Grade 8JLPT 1
契
pledge, promise, vow
Grade 8JLPT 1
変
change, strange, unusual
Grade 4JLPT 3