蜡

Meaning

Kanji 蜡

candle

candle, glazed, maggot, wax, waxy

Stroke Order

The stroke order animation is not available yet for kanji 蜡.

Unicode code: U+8721

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うじむし
Onyomi 音読み
シャクショジャセキワ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
14
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
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Similar Kanji
錯 • 措 • 惜 • 耤 • 瘄 • 昔 • 借

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この辞典では、蝋を蜡と書くことがある。

In this dictionary, wax is sometimes written with an old character form.

昔の本に、蜡燭という表記が出てきた。

An old spelling for candle appeared in an old book.

机の表面は蜡のようなつやがある。

The surface of the desk has a wax-like shine.

腐った果物に蜡がわいていた。

Maggots had appeared on the rotten fruit.

村では十二月の蜡を今も語り伝えている。

In that village, the year-end festival of the twelfth month is still passed down in stories.