What does kanji 蠑 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蠑 is newt.

How is kanji 蠑 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 蠑 are エイ.

Example words that use kanji 蠑 include 井守, 栄螺.

Kanken 1

蠑

Meaning

newt

newt, turban shell

Stroke Order

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いもり

newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)

さざえ

turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)

5 reference sentences

池の近くで蠑を見つけた。

I found a newt near the pond.

蠑は水辺で静かに動いていた。

The newt was moving quietly by the water.

子どものころ、蠑を飼ってみたかった。

When I was a child, I wanted to keep a newt.

図鑑で蠑の特徴を調べた。

I looked up the characteristics of a newt in an encyclopedia.

この蠑は小さいが、とても元気だ。

This newt is small, but very lively.