Kanji Detail for 螣 - "divine serpent, rice pest"

螣

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
螣 means "divine serpent, rice pest."
1. Divine serpent - A mythical snake resembling a dragon said to summon clouds and mist (used in compound 螣蛇).
2. Rice pest - An insect that eats rice leaves; a type of locust.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

mythological wingless dragon of

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

mythological wingless dragon

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

flying dragon

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

螣蛇 (flying snake). A flying snake. Appears in Xunzi. | A small green worm on rice. About an inch long. Likes to eat seedling leaves. Also spins silk to wrap remaining leaves. Prevents ears from unfolding. Very harmful to seedlings.
Onyomi

chin(ちん)

doh(どう)

jin(じん)

toh(とう)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

虫 (mushi・mushihen)
Related Keywords
divine serpent mythical snake resembling dragon said summon clouds mist rice pest insect eats leaves