Translation guide
The dry outer covering of seeds, grains, or fruits, or the act of removing it.
The dry, often inedible outer layer of rice, corn, coconuts, etc.
The leafy outer covering of an ear of corn, often used for wrapping food or crafts.
Literally 'corn skin', the most natural way to refer to corn husks in everyday Japanese.
トウモロコシの皮をむく。
Husk the corn.
タマルはトウモロコシの皮で包む。
Tamales are wrapped in corn husks.
The action of stripping off the outer covering from seeds, grains, or corn.
General phrase for husking or shelling. むく means to peel or strip.
ピーナッツの殻をむく。
Shell peanuts.
Used for corn husks or any thin, peelable covering.
For corn husks, 皮 (かわ) is more natural than 殻. 殻 implies a hard, shell-like covering, while 皮 is for softer, peelable layers.
殻 (から) is the most common word for hard husks/shells. 皮 (かわ) is used for softer, skin-like coverings (fruit peels, corn husks). 外皮 (がいひ) is a formal, technical term for outer husk or skin.
Remove the rice husks.
ココナッツの殻はとても硬い。
Coconut husks are very hard.
Specifically rice husks, often used in agricultural or gardening contexts.
籾殻を堆肥に混ぜる。
Mix rice husks into the compost.
Outer skin or husk, more formal and used in botanical or food science contexts.
穀物の外皮には食物繊維が豊富だ。
The outer husk of grains is rich in dietary fiber.
Also used, but 皮 is more common for the leafy part. 殻 can imply a harder shell.
乾燥したトウモロコシの殻は工芸に使われる。
Dried corn husks are used for crafts.
Husk the corn, then boil it.
Specifically the process of removing rice husks (hulling rice). Used in agricultural contexts.
収穫後、籾摺りして玄米にする。
After harvesting, we hull the rice to make brown rice.