媧

Meaning

Kanji 媧

mythological snail goddess

mythological snail goddess

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Unicode code: U+5AA7

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
カカイケ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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12
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過 • 渦 • 禍 • 堝 • 萵 • 咼 • 剮

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女媧

じょか

Nüwa (mother goddess of Chinese mythology)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

媧は中国古代の伝説に登場する女神の名だ。

It is the name of a goddess who appears in ancient Chinese legend.

古い本では媧が神話の人物として語られている。

In old books, she is described as a mythological figure.

媧の伝説は今でも人々に知られている。

Legends about that goddess are still known today.

先生は授業で媧の話を紹介した。

The teacher introduced the story of that goddess in class.

媧という字を見ると、中国神話を思い出す。

Seeing that kanji reminds me of Chinese mythology.