蜃 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
- On
- シン
- Kun
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- Meaning
- a giant clam; a mirage
Origin
Insect 虫 with 辰 as phonetic: a great clam; in 蜃気楼, the phantom tower it was said to breathe out.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 蜃気楼しんきろう
a mirage
- 蜃おおはまぐり
a giant clam
Example
水平線に蜃気楼が浮かぶ。
A mirage floats on the horizon.
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