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.
General term for the hard outer shell or husk of seeds, nuts, grains, or eggs. Commonly used for rice hulls, nut shells, etc.
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.
Crack the hulls of sunflower seeds.
Specifically rice hulls or husks. Used in agricultural contexts.
Use rice hulls as fertilizer.
Outer skin or hull, often used for fruits or vegetables. More formal or technical.
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.
Peel the hulls off the soybeans.
Standard term for the hull or body of a ship. Used in both technical and general contexts.
The hull is made of steel.
A hole opened in the hull.
Technical term for ship's hull, often used in naval architecture or engineering.
Modify the hull design.
Loanword from English, used in some technical or sailing contexts, but less common than 船体.
A catamaran has two hulls.