KumiJi Glyph Explorer › Browse
蝋 = 虫 + 𭕄 + 几
蝋 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wax”. It is built from 虫 (insect), 𭕄 (owl crown) and 几 (table). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2727.
- Keyword
- wax
- RTK frame
- 2727
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ロウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- みつろう, ろうそく
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- воск
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 蝋 wax
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蝋 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insect” + “owl crown” + “table”. 蝋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蝋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.