莢 — kanji meaning “pod”
莢
pod, hull, husk, shell, case
- Meanings
- pod, hull, husk, shell, case
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- さや
- Strokes
- 10
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- jiá — Chinese character page
Words with 莢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薬莢 | やっきょう yakkyou | cartridge case |
| 莢隠元 | さやいんげん sayaingen | green beans; French beans; string beans |
| 莢豌豆 | さやえんどう sayaendou | snow pea; mangetout |
| 深山莢蒾 | みやまがまずみ miyamagamazumi | Wright viburnum (viburnum wrightii) |
| 莢迷 | がまずみ gamazumi | linden arrowwood (Viburnum dilatatum); Japanese bush cranberry |
| 皀莢 | さいかち saikachi | honey locust (Gleditsia japonica) |
| 排莢桿筒 | はいきょうかんとう haikyoukantou | ejector tube; ejector housing (revolver) |
| 莢膜 | きょうまく kyoumaku | (bacterial) capsule |
| 排莢 | はいきょう haikyou | ejection (of spent shell casings) |
| 莢豆 | さやまめ sayamame | legume; legumen; leguminous plant |
| 空薬莢 | からやっきょう karayakkyou | spent shell casing; empty cartridge |
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