漢字道KANJIDO

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Meaning
phosphorus

Origin

ORIGIN

Fire with 粦 "will-o'-the-wisp": the pale fire seen in the dark — phosphorus.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 燐酸りんさん

    phosphoric acid

  • 燐光りんこう

    phosphorescence

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

闇の中に燐光がほのかに見えた。

A faint phosphorescence showed in the dark.

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