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Kanji meaning "small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #2165
Jinmeiyou
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
TMW Major Idol
17 strokes
Meanings
small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
On'yomi
ラ
Kun'yomi
にし
にな
Stroke order
(17 strokes)
Composed of
虫
insect
radical
累
accumulate
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
ら
48 (83%)
にし
7 (12%)
し
1 (2%)
つぶ
1 (2%)
ほうがい
1 (2%)
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
spiral
#17881
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
階
(
かい
)
段
(
だん
)
spiral staircase
#33649
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
状
(
じょう
)
helical
#35027
螺
(
ら
)
鈿
(
でん
)
nacre
#82068
法
(
ほ
)
螺
(
ら
)
boasting
#83067
二
(
に
)
重
(
じゅう
)
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
double helix (structure of DNA)
#84870
螺
(
ら
)
鈿
(
でん
)
細
(
ざい
)
工
(
く
)
mother-of-pearl inlay
#102680
法
(
ほ
)
螺
(
ら
)
を
吹
(
ふ
)
く
to boast
#125960
法
(
ほ
)
螺
(
ら
)
吹
(
ふ
)
き
braggart
#140009
駄
(
だ
)
法
(
ぼ
)
螺
(
ら
)
big talk
#153715
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Most common words using this kanji
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
spiral
#17881
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
階
(
かい
)
段
(
だん
)
spiral staircase
#33649
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
状
(
じょう
)
helical
#35027
螺子
(
ねじ
)
screw
#63238
螺
(
にし
)
small spiral-shelled snail
#69683
螺
(
ら
)
鈿
(
でん
)
nacre
#82068
法
(
ほ
)
螺
(
ら
)
boasting
#83067
二
(
に
)
重
(
じゅう
)
螺
(
ら
)
旋
(
せん
)
double helix (structure of DNA)
#84870
法螺貝
(
ほらがい
)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis)
#92954
法螺話
(
ほらばなし
)
tall story
#98415
螺
(
ら
)
鈿
(
でん
)
細
(
ざい
)
工
(
く
)
mother-of-pearl inlay
#102680
大法螺
(
おおぼら
)
big lie
#120706
法
(
ほ
)
螺
(
ら
)
を
吹
(
ふ
)
く
to boast
#125960
法
(
ほ
)
螺
(
ら
)
吹
(
ふ
)
き
braggart
#140009
栄螺
(
さざえ
)
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
#150091
田
(
た
)
螺
(
にし
)
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
#151606
駄
(
だ
)
法
(
ぼ
)
螺
(
ら
)
big talk
#153715
大法螺吹
(
おおぼらふ
)
き
braggart
#164186
大法螺
(
おおぼら
)
を
吹
(
ふ
)
く
to talk through one's hat
#172191
螺子
(
ねじ
)
を
巻
(
ま
)
く
to wind (e.g. a watch)
#174631
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