# 殻 — shell; husk

殻 means “shell; husk”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). Kun'yomi: から (kara), がら (gara). You'll see it in words such as 殻 (kara, “shell; husk”).

- Meaning: shell; husk
- On'yomi: カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi: から (kara), がら (gara)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 3

## How to remember 殻

Parts: 士 samurai · 冖 cover · 几 sail · 殳 club

## Words with 殻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 殻 | から (kara) | shell; husk |

## Don't confuse it with

[穀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cereals/) · [設](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/set-up/) · [般](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/general-kind/) · [疫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/epidemic/)

## More in the “Animals 3” set

[獣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beast/) · [蛇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snake/) · [猿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monkey/) · [狩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hunt/) · [猟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-hunting/) · [羊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sheep/) · [豚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pig/) · [殻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shell/) · [鶏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chicken/)

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