Translingual

Han character

蝋 (radical 142 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈火竹弓 (LIFHN))

1. wax
2. candle
3. waxy, glazed

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1088, character 34
• Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 4, page 2866, character 2
• Unihan data for U+874B

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蠟)

Readings

• On: ろう (rō) > らふ (rafu)
• Kun: ろう (rō) > らふ (rafu)

Compounds

• 石蝋 (せきろう) ‎(sekirō): paraffin
• 蜜蝋 (みつろう) ‎(mitsurō): beeswax, wax
• 蝋紙 (ろうがみ) ‎(rōgami): wax paper
• 蝋燭 (ろうそく) ‎(rōsoku): candle

Noun

蝋 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蠟, hiragana ろう, romaji rō, historical hiragana らふ)

1. wax