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Kanji Detail for 蜃 - "giant clam, water dragon"
蜃
- Meaning
蜃 means "giant clam, water dragon."
Giant clam - A large clam.
Water dragon - A mythical creature resembling a dragon or serpent.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
clam
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
marine monster which can change its shape; water spouts; clams
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
giant clam; (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
clam; sea serpent
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A general term for clams. Anciently large clam shells were burned to make something like lime. Called 蜃炭 (clam lime). | 蜃氣 (mirage). A reflected scene in the haze over the sea. Such as saying 蜃樓海市 (mirage). Anciently believed to be an illusion created by giant clams in the sea. Hence the name.
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