bean plant remnants; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
Refers to the leftover stalks, pods, and husks after harvesting beans; often used in agricultural or cooking contexts.
Bean plant remnants are used as fertilizer in the fields.
After drying the beanstalks and pods, they are mixed into livestock feed.
grayish-blue
Standard kanji spelling; 殻 means husk or shell.
Mixed kana spelling; common in everyday writing.
Rare variant using 幹 (trunk/stem); not widely used.
Rare single-character form; mainly found in classical or specialized contexts.
Compound of 豆 (まめ, 'bean') and 殻 (から, 'husk/shell'), with rendaku voicing of から to がら. The spelling 豆幹 uses 幹 ('trunk/stem') to emphasize the stalk portion, while 萁 is a classical Chinese character for bean stalks.