蝋

See also 蠟

Translingual

Han character

蝋 (radical 142 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈火竹弓 (LIFHN))

1. wax
2. candle
3. waxy, glazed

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1088, character 34
• Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 4, page 2866, character 2
• Unihan data for U+874B

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Japanese

Kanji

蝋

Readings

• On: ろう (rō)
• Kun: ろう (rō)

• Style: Shinjitai
• Kyūjitai equivalent: 蠟

Compounds

• 石蝋 (セキロウ sekirô): paraffin
• 蜜蝋 (ミツロウ mitsurō): beeswax, wax
• 蝋紙 (ろうがみ rōgami): wax paper
• 蝋燭 (ロウソク rōsoku): candle

Noun

蝋 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 蠟, hiragana ろう, romaji rō)

1. wax

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Korean

Hanja

蝋 (hangeul 랍>납, revised rap>nap, McCune-Reischauer rap>nap, Yale lap>nap)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

蝋 (pinyin là (la4), Wade-Giles la⁴)