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Kanji Detail for 礬 - "alum"

礬

  • Meaning

    礬 means "alum."

    1. Alum - A sulfate-containing mineral.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

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    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

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    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    明礬 (alum). A type of mineral. White and transparent. Tastes sweet and astringent. Easily dissolves in water. Has the property of binding with dyes. Dyeing and manufacturing leather, paper, candles, etc. all need it. One of the most widely used industrial products. There is also a bluish-green type. Called 皁礬 (green vitriol). Used for dyeing gray-black colors.

  • Onyomi

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    ban(バン) バン

    han(ハン) ハン

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    20 strokes

  • Radical

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    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    alum sulfate containing mineral

Sentences including 礬

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