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Kanji Detail for 爛 - "fester, boil, vivid"
爛
- Meaning
爛 means "fester, boil, vivid."
Fester - To rot; to decay; to collapse.
Boil - To overcook until soft.
Vivid - Bright; clear.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
be sore; inflamed; bleary; fester
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
rotten, spoiled, decayed
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Cooked beyond proper degree. | When things rot, it is called 爛. | Bright. As in 燦爛.
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