蝋

蝋

See also: 蠟

蝋 U+874B, 蝋 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-874B ← 蝊 [U+874A] CJK Unified Ideographs 蝌 → [U+874C]

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: 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 (extended)	蝋
Kyūjitai	蠟

Kanji

蝋

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

1. Extended shinjitai form of 蠟: wax; candle; waxy; glazed

Readings

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

Usage notes

This is one of the 22 widely used extended shinjitai (簡(かん)易(い)慣(かん)用(よう)字(じ)体(たい) (kan'i kan'yō jitai)).

Compounds

• 蝋(ろう)花(か)／蠟(ろう)花(か) (rōka)
• 蝋(ろう)画(が)／蠟(ろう)画(が) (rōga)
• 蝋(ろう)型(がた)／蠟(ろう)型(がた) (rōgata)
• 蝋(ろう)紙(がみ)／蠟(ろう)紙(がみ) (rōgami): wax paper
• 蝋(ろう)管(かん)／蠟(ろう)管(かん) (rōkan)
• 蝋(ろう)丸(がん)／蠟(ろう)丸(がん) (rōgan)
• 蝋(ろう)炬(きょ)／蠟(ろう)炬(きょ) (rōkyo)
• 蝋(ろう)纈(けち)／蠟(ろう)纈(けち) (rōkechi) (﨟(ろう)纈(けち))
• 蝋(ろう)紙(し)／蠟(ろう)紙(し) (rōshi)
• 蝋(ろう)珠(しゅ)／蠟(ろう)珠(しゅ) (rōshu)
• 蝋(ろう)書(しょ)／蠟(ろう)書(しょ) (rōsho)
• 蝋(ろう)石(せき)／蠟(ろう)石(せき) (rōseki)
• 蝋(ろう)燭(そく)／蠟(ろう)燭(そく) (rōsoku): candle
• 蝋(ろう)灯(とう)／蠟(ろう)灯(とう) (rōtō)
• 蝋(ろう)梅(ばい)／蠟(ろう)梅(ばい) (rōbai) (臘(ろう)梅(ばい))
• 蝋(ろう)粉(ふん)／蠟(ろう)粉(ふん) (rōfun)
• 蝋(ろう)膜(まく)／蠟(ろう)膜(まく) (rōmaku)
• 蝋(ろう)虫(むし)／蠟(ろう)虫(むし) (rōmushi)
• 蝋(ろう)涙(るい)／蠟(ろう)涙(るい) (rōrui)
• 石(せき)蝋(ろう)／石(せき)蠟(ろう) (sekirō): paraffin
• 蜜(みつ)蝋(ろう)／蜜(みつ)蠟(ろう) (mitsurō): beeswax, wax

 

Etymology

Kanji in this term
蝋
ろう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
蠟 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 蠟 (MC lɑp̚).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) ろ​ー [róꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ː]

Noun

蝋(ろう) • (rō) ^{←らふ (rafu)?}

1. wax

References

1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN