also: ねじ
Rare kanji form for ネジ/ねじ (screw). The reading らし is uncommon; the word is normally read ねじ.
See also: ネジ
螺子 is a rare kanji spelling for 'screw,' and few people can read it.
I retightened the screws on the chair.
The screw gradually loosened with use.
螺子 written with the reading らし is an unusual, rarely-used reading of this kanji, while the same kanji 螺子 is normally read ねじ, the standard word for 'screw'.
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Rare kanji spelling for 'screw'; the word is almost always written in kana as ネジ or ねじ.
Standard katakana spelling for 'screw'.
Standard hiragana spelling for 'screw'.
The kanji 螺 (spiral shell) and 子 (child/small thing) combine to suggest a small spiral object, but the reading らし is irregular and the word is now almost always written in kana as ネジ/ねじ.