Kanji Detail for 蠁 - "direction-indicating pupa, swift"

蠁

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
蠁 means "direction-indicating pupa, swift."
1. Direction-indicating pupa - The pupa of a swallowtail butterfly or hawk moth, said to indicate direction when captured.
2. Swift - Quick; rapid.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

larvae; grubs

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

larvae, grubs

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(literary) insect larva; Taiwan pr. [xiang4]

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

■蠁 (swarming insects). In damp places. Like mosquitoes and gnats. Because they are numerous and gather in darkness. Therefore flourishing is called ■蠁. Faint sounds in dim places are also called ■蠁.
Onyomi

doh(どう)

kyoh(きょう)
Kunyomi

nishidochi
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

虫 (mushi・mushihen)
Related Keywords
direction indicating pupa swallowtail butterfly hawk moth said indicate captured swift quick rapid