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Kanji Detail for 蠟 - "wax, candle, light"
蠟
- Meaning
蠟 means "wax, candle, light."
Wax - A substance used for candles; beeswax.
Candle - A light source made from wax.
Polish - To coat with wax; to make shiny.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
wax; candle; waxy; glazed
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
wax; candle; waxy, glazed
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
candle; wax
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
candle, wax; maggot
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Honey residue. Made by honeybees. To make wax, take the honeycomb, place it in water and boil until melted. When cooled, it solidifies. This is beeswax. Yellow in color. Therefore also called 黃蠟 (yellow wax). Also, wax made by wax insects is white wax. Produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, and other provinces. The method is to raise wax insects on privet trees. After about two days, their wax adheres thickly to tree branches. Take and place in water. Skim off. This becomes white wax.
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