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蠟 means 'candle'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2169   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-3    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 12 words   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   ロウ
Additional readings
Kun    みつろう   ろうそく
Variants
蝋  
Components
虫 insect  巤   
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Most useful words by reading
蠟 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 蠟 is used 9 times, read 1 way.
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noun
adipocere; grave wax; greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place (graying)
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An additional ロウ less common words include 蠟 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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蠟
ロウ    candle   
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虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
巤
mane   
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鼠
ソ   ねずみ mouse   
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臼
キュウ   うす a mortar   
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彐
yo = to yell / say hi
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雨
ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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巛
wavy river   
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