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Kanji Detail for 蠟 - "wax, candle"
蠟
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Meaning
蠟 means "wax, candle." Also associated with polish.
Wax - A substance used for candles; beeswax.
Candle - A light source made from wax.
Polish - To coat with wax; to make shiny.
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- Verified meaning: wax, candle
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: polish
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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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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Related Keywords
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