Share this link via
Or copy link
Kanji Detail for 燐 - "will-o'-wisp, phosphorus"
燐
- Meaning
燐 means "will-o'-wisp, phosphorus."
Will-o'-wisp - A ghostly light; foxfire.
Phosphorus - A chemical element; a nonmetal.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
phosphorus
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
phosphorus (element 15, P)
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 磷[lin2]
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
One of the chemical elements. Obtained from cattle and sheep bones. Ignites upon exposure to air. Now commonly used in matches, hence Japanese call them 燐寸 (phosphorus sticks). Because it emits light by itself, it is colloquially called 鬼火 (ghost fire), though this is actually incorrect.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords