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螺

Readings

Kana: ラ、にし、にな
Romaji: ra, nishi, nina
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  142
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-6-11
Korean Reading:  re
Chinese Reading:  luo2
Unicode:  87ba
JIS:  4D66

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4184
New Nelson Index: 5382
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d11.3
Four Corner Index: 5619.3
Japanese Names Index: 2805
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33512
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0080
Remembering the kanji Index: 2691
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1293
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2730
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1799

Words

螺 (つぶ、つび、つみ、ツブ)
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.); small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
螺旋 (らせん)
spiral; helix; screw
螺鈿 (らでん)
mother-of-pearl
法螺 (ほら、ホラ)
boasting; bragging; big talk
螺子釘 (ねじくぎ)
screw; screw spike
螺 (にし、ニシ)
small spiral-shelled snail
螺子 (ねじ、らし)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
田螺 (たにし、タニシ)
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
雄ねじ (おねじ、おネジ、オネジ、オスネジ)
male screw
法螺吹き (ほらふき)
braggart; boaster
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