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Kanji Detail for 霓 - "secondary rainbow"
霓
- Meaning
霓 means "secondary rainbow."
Secondary rainbow - A faint inner rainbow; in ancient times rainbows were thought to be male (虹) and female (霓).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
rainbow
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
rainbow; variegated, colored
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Japanese cicada; old variant of 霓[ni2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
rainbow; colorful, variegated
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The light emitted when sunlight strikes the air. Also called 虹 (rainbow).
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