螺

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

17 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• ラ (on reading): 螺旋 (らせん) spiral; 螺旋状 (らせんじょう) helical
• にし (kun reading): 螺 (にし) small spiral-shelled snail; 田螺 (たにし) pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
• にな (kun reading)
• Read as a whole word: 螺子プロペラ (ねじプロペラ) screw propeller

Components

• 虫
• 累
• 小 radical small
• 幺 radical short thread
• 田 radical rice field
• 糸 radical thread
• 虫 radical insect

Words using 螺

• 螺旋 (らせん) spiral
• 螺旋状 (らせんじょう) helical
• 螺鈿 (らでん) nacre
• 螺髪 (らほつ) spiral curl on the head of a statue (symbolic of enlightenment)
• 駄法螺 (だぼら) big talk
• 螺 (にし) small spiral-shelled snail
• 田螺 (たにし) pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
• 螺子プロペラ (ねじプロペラ) screw propeller

19 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists