螺 — kanji meaning “small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk”
螺
small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
- Meanings
- small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
- On'yomi
- ラ (ra)
- Kun'yomi
- にし、にな
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 142
- Chinese reading
- luó — Chinese character page
Words with 螺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螺旋 | らせん rasen | spiral; helix |
| 螺子 | ねじ neji | screw |
| 螺鈿 | らでん raden | nacre; mother of pearl |
| 螺子 | らし rashi | screw |
| 法螺 | ほら hora | boasting; bragging; big talk |
| 栄螺 | さざえ sazae | turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus) |
| 田螺 | たにし tanishi | pond snail (Viviparidae spp.) |
| 駄法螺 | だぼら dabora | big talk; tall tale |
| 二重螺旋 | にじゅうらせん nijuurasen | double helix (structure of DNA) |
| 細螺 | きさご kisago | Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail) |
| 螺旋階段 | らせんかいだん rasenkaidan | spiral staircase |
| 螺鈿細工 | らでんざいく radenzaiku | mother-of-pearl inlay |
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