Meaning of 螺旋(らせん) in Japanese

螺旋
Kana Reading
らせん
Romaji
rasen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    spiral; helix
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    screw

Related Kanji

旋 JLPT 1

11 strokes

rotation, go around

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi:

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螺

17 strokes

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

On'Yomi: ラ

Kun'Yomi: にし, にな

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