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Alternative writings:
JLPT:N2
Frequency:
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A shell or husk — a hard outer part that covers something (eggs, shells, pods, chaff).

Noun

Examples

ゆで卵の殻をむくのが苦手だ。

I'm not good at peeling boiled eggs' shells.

ガラスの破片が殻のように光って見えた。

The glass shards sparkled like a shell.

彼は殻に閉じこもっていたが、少しずつ変わってきた。

He was closed off in his shell, but has gradually been changing.