What does kanji 蛻 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蛻 is insect moulting.

How is kanji 蛻 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蛻 are ぬけがら, もぬ.ける; the onyomi readings are セイ, ゼイ, タイ.

Example words that use kanji 蛻 include もぬけの殻, 抜け殻, 蛻.

Kanken 1

蛻

Meaning

insect moulting

Stroke Order

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 3 entries that include this kanji.

もぬけのから

shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

ぬけがら

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.)

もぬけ

shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

5 reference sentences

木の幹に蛻が残っていた。

An insect shell was still stuck to the tree trunk.

子どもが蛻を見つけて喜んだ。

The child was happy to find an insect shell.

蝉は羽化の前に蛻を残す。

A cicada leaves behind its shell before emerging as an adult.

虫が蛻して体を大きくした。

The insect moulted and then its body grew larger.

庭で見つけた蛻を箱に入れて観察した。

I put the insect shell I found in the garden into a box to observe it.