Keyword
wax
Info
FrequencyTop 2300-2400
TypeExtended shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2727
Old form蠟
Readings
ろう
(100%)
Composed of
insect
rat
Used in vocabulary (62 in total)
sealing wax
wax figure; wax doll; wax model; waxwork
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
naked candle; uncovered candle; unshaded candle
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
Japanese candle; handmade candle using Japan wax
phonograph wax cylinder; phonograph cylinder
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
chandler; candlemaker
wax-leaf privet (Ligustrum japonicum); Japanese privet
crude Japan wax
Raynaud's disease; white finger disease
wax made from fish oil; marine wax esters
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
yellow beeswax
candlestick (of a candlestick chart)
indigo wax; cylindrical shape made from indigo dye froth, often by boiling the froth with caustic soda, used for coloring paintings, etc.
Chinese wax scale insect (Ericerus pela)
Chinese wax scale insect (Ericerus pela)
Chinese wax scale insect (Ericerus pela)
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales)
cere (skin at the base of a bird's beak)
trial denture; wax denture
waxy lustre; waxy luster
high-gloss black lacquer; polished black lacquerware
high-gloss black lacquer; polished black lacquerware
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
Examples (3 in total)
That candle isn't white.
It's another ball of wax.
Tom blew out the candles.