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[さや(莢)]
saya
noun

English Meaning(s) for 莢

noun
  1. shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
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Definition and Synonyms for 莢

Shell the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
Synonyms: がら, 卵, 殻, 殻, 莢
Pod a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
Synonyms: さや, 莢

Meanings for each kanji in 莢

» pod; hull; husk; shell; case

Categories 莢 is a member of

Fruit the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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Hull dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
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Sample Sentences for 莢

There was a great number of old tree stumps, in each of the hollows, many bunches of the violets from the bloomed flowers, as if the pods were bursting out, grew tightly together.
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