Kanji

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: pod, hull, husk, shell, case

Kunyomi: さや

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キョウマク (bacterial) capsule, ovarian follicle sheath, theca

ハイキョウ ejection (of spent shell casings)

ヤッキョウ (ammunition) cartridge, shell case

Kunyomi Examples

さや shell (e.g. of a pea), pod, hull

荒隠元 さやいんげん French beans, string beans

絹さや きぬさや snow pea, snow peas, mange tout