(から)

から
noun
shell, husk, casing
1. shell
The hard outer covering of eggs, nuts, or shellfish.
To peel an eggshell.
It broke through the shell and came out.
Walnut shells are hard.
To crack a crab shell.
To break out of one's shell.
Only the shell remained.
2. husk, hull
The outer covering of grains or seeds.
To remove the rice husk.
籾殻(もみがら)()やす
To burn rice husks.
To shell beans.
蕎麦(そば)(から)
Buckwheat hull.
The husks are removed from the wheat before it is ground into flour.

(から) refers to the hard outer covering of eggs, nuts, shellfish, or seeds.

COMMON TYPES:

  • (たまご)(から): eggshell
  • 貝殻(かいがら): seashell
  • ()()(から): nutshell
  • 籾殻(もみがら): rice husk/chaff

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (から)()く: to peel off a shell
  • (から)(やぶ)る: to break through a shell
  • (から)()る: to crack a shell

FIGURATIVE USE:
自分(じぶん)(から)(やぶ)る means to break out of one's shell (overcome shyness or limitations).

RELATED:

  • (かわ): skin, peel (softer covering)
  • 甲羅(こうら): shell (of turtles, crabs)