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spiral shell

HSK 7
Nature →Animals →Fish
luó
ラ
にし、にな
라, 레
Components
虫 insects+ 累 tired =
螺 spiral shell
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
累 Phonetic component
lěi tired
to accumulate
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Chinese
螺 [luó]
spiral shell; snail; conch
Japanese
螺 、 辛螺 にし 、 ら 、 ニシ 同音
noun usually kana small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
螺 、 海螺 つぶ 、 つび (old) 、 つみ (old) 、 ツブ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)
  2. small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
螺 ほうがい
Hougai surname
螺 ほらがい
Horagai surname
CHINESE WORDS (104)
螺旋 [luó​xuán] #12,002
spiral
螺丝 [luó​sī] #10,747
screw
螺丝 [luó​sī] #10,747
screw
陀螺 [tuó​luó] #12,031
spinning top
螺丝刀 [luó​sī​dāo] #16,385
screwdriver
螺丝刀 [luó​sī​dāo] #16,385
screwdriver
螺旋桨 [luó​xuán​jiǎng] #17,791
propeller
螺旋桨 [luó​xuán​jiǎng] #17,791
propeller
螺栓 [luó​shuān] #21,266
bolt (male component of nut and bolt)
螺钉 [luó​dīng] #27,689
screw
94 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (66)
⭐ 螺旋 [らせん] #14,759
spiral
螺旋階段 [らせんかいだん] #23,721
spiral staircase
螺旋状 [らせんじょう] #32,809
helical
⭐ 螺子 [ネジ] #49,707
screw
法螺 [ほら] #50,824
boasting
螺 [にし] #59,613
small spiral-shelled snail
螺鈿 [らでん] #70,059
nacre
ほら貝 [ほらがい] #70,610
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis)
二重螺旋 [にじゅうらせん] #81,011
double helix (structure of DNA)
ホラ吹き [ほらふき] #84,018
braggart
56 more items
KOREAN WORDS (3)
나선 #7,783
spiral; helix
나사 #13,419
screw
나선형
helical form; spiral; helix