1.
shell
The hard outer covering of eggs, nuts, or shellfish.
卵の殻を剥く。
To peel an eggshell.
殻を破って出てきた。
It broke through the shell and came out.
クルミ}の{殻は硬い。
Walnut shells are hard.
蟹の殻を割る。
To crack a crab shell.
自分の殻を破る。
To break out of one's shell.
殻だけが残った。
Only the shell remained.
2.
husk, hull
The outer covering of grains or seeds.
米の殻を取る。
To remove the rice husk.
籾殻を燃やす。
To burn rice husks.
豆の殻を剥く。
To shell beans.
蕎麦の殻。
Buckwheat hull.
麦の殻を取り除いてから粉にする。
The husks are removed from the wheat before it is ground into flour.
殻 refers to the hard outer covering of eggs, nuts, shellfish, or seeds.
COMMON TYPES:
- 卵の殻: eggshell
- 貝殻: seashell
- 木の実の殻: nutshell
- 籾殻: rice husk/chaff
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 殻を剥く: to peel off a shell
- 殻を破る: to break through a shell
- 殻を割る: to crack a shell
FIGURATIVE USE:
自分の殻を破る means to break out of one's shell (overcome shyness or limitations).
RELATED:
- 皮: skin, peel (softer covering)
- 甲羅: shell (of turtles, crabs)