殻・骸|からkara[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounshell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
   飲み物のみものはヤシの実じつの殻からに入いれてあった。↗

   The drinks were served in coconut shells.

• SynonymシェルNeutralNeutral loanword for a shell; mostly seen in names and computer jargon.
• Synonym外殻がいかくWrittenWritten term for an outer shell, as in 「地球の外殻」; leans scientific.
• SynonymさやNeutralThe slender pod enclosing seeds, as in 「えんどうの莢」; 「殻」 also covers hard shells like eggshells and seashells.
• Related外皮がいひWrittenWritten term for the outer skin or epidermis; leans biological and medical.
• Related外被がいひWrittenWritten term for a protective outer covering such as a cable sheath; leans industrial.
• Antonym実みNeutralFruit or seed — also the pieces of meat and vegetables in soup; the counterpart to the enclosing 「殻」, as in 「殻を割って実を取り出す」.
• Antonym中身なかみNeutralStriking techniques aimed at vital points, as in judo — no real link to 「殻」; the true opposite of an outer shell is the separate word 「中身（なかみ）」.

Use 「殻」 for hard shells — eggs, shellfish, nuts — or a shed empty shell, as in 「卵の殻」「殻に閉じこもる」. Pods are 「莢」; in academic prose 「外殻」 fits. The counterpart inside is 「実」.

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1. （から）内部ないぶをおおう硬かたい外皮がいひ。
2. （から）中身なかみのない外皮がいひ。ぬけがら。