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Kanji Detail for 駝 - "camel, hunchbacked, load, ostrich"
駝
- Meaning
駝 means "camel, hunchbacked, load, ostrich."
Camel - A mammal of the family Camelidae with large humps on its back (used in compound 駱駝).
Hunchbacked - Having a curved back like a camel.
Load - To place cargo on.
Ostrich - A large bird of the family Struthionidae (used in compound 駝鳥).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
hunchback; load
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a camel; humpbacked; to carry on the back
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
hump or hunchbacked; camel
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
camel; humpback; to carry on one's back
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
駱駝 (camel). A ruminant domestic animal without horns. Large body with long limbs. Eight to nine feet tall. Can carry heavy loads over long distances. By nature, endures hunger and thirst. Can go several days without food or drink. Most convenient for traveling in deserts. Its fur is brown and can be made into coarse thick woolen textiles. The raised flesh on its back is called 駝峰 (camel hump). In ancient times it was considered a delicacy, one of the eight treasures.
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