蝋

See also: 蠟

Translingual

Traditional	蠟
Shinjitai (extended)	蝋
Simplified	蜡

Han character

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

1. wax
2. candle
3. waxy, glazed

References

• 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

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Japanese

Shinjitai	蝋
Kyūjitai	蠟

Kanji

蝋

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蠟)

Readings

• Go-on: ろう (rō)^{←らふ (rafu, historical)}
• Kan-on: ろう (rō)^{←らふ (rafu, historical)}

Compounds

• 石蝋(せきろう) (sekirō): paraffin
• 蜜蝋(みつろう) (mitsurō): beeswax, wax
• 蝋紙(ろうがみ) (rōgami): wax paper
• 蝋燭(ろうそく) (rōsoku): candle

Kanji in this term
蝋
ろう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
蠟 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. wax