Kanji Detail for 蠆 - "scorpion, dragonfly nymph"

蠆

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
蠆 means "scorpion, dragonfly nymph."
1. Scorpion - An arachnid of the order Scorpiones with pincers and a venomous stinger.
2. Dragonfly nymph - The larval stage of a dragonfly (used in compound 水蠆).
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

kind of scorpion

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

a kind of scorpion; a sting in the tail

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(scorpion); an insect

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

An insect name. A type of scorpion. | 水蠆 (water scorpion). A small aquatic insect. Shaped like a scorpion. The larva of dragonflies.
Onyomi

tachi(たち)

tai(たい)

tatsu(たつ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

虫 (mushi・mushihen)
Related Keywords
scorpion arachnid order scorpiones pincers venomous stinger dragonfly nymph larval stage