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husk

On-Yomi: カク、コク、バイ — Kun-Yomi: から、がら

Koohii stories:

1) [samuize] 28-7-2007(190): Samurai's husk/shell/armour is superflous to missile attacks 甲殻 卵殻 貝殻 .

2) [nilfisq] 30-8-2007(152): husk or shell. Japan's recent history in a nutshell: first the samurai became superfluous and then the Americans started to throw missiles and bombs during WWII.

3) [Danieru] 29-6-2008(124): The primitives tie so nicely into a story: upon the use of missiles in warfare, the traditional role of samurai became superfluous in battle. How to tie it to the keyword of "husk"? Easy! Afterwards, the samurai were demoted (like potato-peeling privates), and they sat around HUSKING corn and cracking eggs and peanut shells (kanji refers to both 'husk' and 'shell'). A strong image to lock in the kanji: imagine samurai using their mighty swords to de-husk corn and split peanuts! Also see cereals (#917 穀).

4) [jameserb] 12-1-2008(28): The samurai, now superfluous since the advent of the missile, was but a husk of a man. (Sumarai/Superfluous):Missile = Husk.

5) [zazen666] 3-9-2007(28): A samurai husking corn, which means removing the part that is superfluous, so that he can use the corn as missiles in some upcoming war………

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