This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カク、コク、バイ、から、がら
Romaji: kaku, koku, bai, kara, gara
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

husk, nut shell

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  79
Frequency:  1892
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-4
Korean Reading:  gag
Chinese Reading:  qiao4
Unicode:  6bbb
JIS:  334C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1490
Nelson Index: 2456
New Nelson Index: 2996
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3p8.1
Four Corner Index: 4724.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1075
Gakken Index: 1869
Remembering the kanji Index: 710
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1455
Kodansha Compact Index: 1141
Kanji in Context Index: 1626
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1000
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1354
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 717
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 767
Essential Kanji Index: 1832
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1883
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1468
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1451

Words

(から)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(がら)
chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; poor-quality coke (coal); left-overs; remnants
甲殻 (こうかく)
carapace; shell; crust
貝殻 (かいがら)
shell
甲殻類 (こうかくるい)
crustacean
(かく)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
(かい、かいご)
egg; eggshell
地殻 (ちかく)
earth's crust
鶏がら (とりがら、とりガラ)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
出し殻 (だしがら)
grounds (of tea and coffee)
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