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Kanji Detail for 痣 - "mole, birthmark"
痣
- Meaning
痣 means "mole, birthmark."
Mole - A spot on the skin.
Birthmark - A discolored patch on the skin.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
birthmark; mole
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
spots, moles; birthmark
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
birthmark; mole
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
spot, mole, birthmark
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Spots that grow on the skin. Slightly raised. Black ones are most common. Due to melanin remaining in cells of the deep layer under the skin. Blood vessels rupture under the skin, thus producing moles. Those that are red or blue are probably from small vessels swelling. Red ones are related to arteries. Blue ones are related to veins.
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