螺 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
道準1University / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
- On
- ラ
- Kun
- にし・にな
- Meaning
- spiral shell
Origin
Insect 虫 with 累 as phonetic: the shell wound in a spiral.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 螺旋らせん
spiral; helix
- 法螺ほら
conch; tall tale
Example
塔の螺旋階段を上っていった。
We climbed the spiral staircase of the tower.
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