Translation guide
The outer covering of a seed, grain, or fruit, or the main body of a ship. This guide focuses on the most common and useful Japanese equivalents for English-speaking learners.
The dry outer shell or husk of a seed, grain, or fruit, often removed before eating.
The watertight body of a ship or boat, excluding masts, sails, engines, etc.
殻 (から) is the most common word for hard, dry hulls like those of nuts, seeds, and grains. 皮 (かわ) is more general and often implies a softer skin or peel, like fruit skin, but can be used for bean hulls in everyday language. 外皮 (がいひ) is more formal and technical, often used in written descriptions or food science.
The English verb 'to hull' (remove the hull) is usually expressed with verbs like 取り除く (とりのぞく, remove), むく (peel), or 割る (わる, crack) depending on the object. There is no single Japanese verb equivalent.
Remove the hulls from the rice.
ひまわりの種の殻を割る。
Crack the hulls of sunflower seeds.
Specifically rice hulls or husks. Used in agricultural contexts.
籾殻を肥料として使う。
Use rice hulls as fertilizer.
Outer skin or hull, often used for fruits or vegetables. More formal or technical.
豆の外皮を取り除く。
Remove the hulls from the beans.
Skin, peel, or hull. Very common for fruits and vegetables, but can also refer to the outer layer of grains or seeds in casual contexts.
大豆の皮をむく。
Peel the hulls off the soybeans.
Standard term for the hull or body of a ship. Used in both technical and general contexts.
船体は鋼鉄でできている。
The hull is made of steel.
船体に穴が開いた。
A hole opened in the hull.
Technical term for ship's hull, often used in naval architecture or engineering.
船殻の設計を変更する。
Modify the hull design.
Loanword from English, used in some technical or sailing contexts, but less common than 船体.
カタマランのハルは二つある。
A catamaran has two hulls.