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U+874B, 蝋
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-874B

[U+874A]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+874C]

Translingual

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Traditional
Shinjitai
(extended)
Simplified

Han character

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

  1. wax
  2. candle
  3. waxy, glazed

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1088, character 34
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 4, page 2866, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+874B

Japanese

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Shinjitai
(extended)

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. Extended shinjitai form of : wax; candle; waxy; glazed

Readings

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  • Go-on: ろう ()らふ (rafu, historical)
  • Kan-on: ろう ()らふ (rafu, historical)

Usage notes

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This is one of the 22 widely used extended shinjitai ((かん)()(かん)(よう)()(たい) (kan'i kan'yō jitai)).

Compounds

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)
  on Japanese Wikipedia

From Middle Chinese (MC lap).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ろう) (らふ (rafu)?

  1. wax

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN