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蜎

Mosquito Larva

On’yomiえん・けん
Kun’yomiぼうふら
13 strokes Radical 虫 insect
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 蜎

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蜎
13 strokes

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 蜎

虫 Radical 142 of 214
Insect

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 蜎 is filed under 虫 (insect) — radical number 142 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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Mosquito Larva えん・けん ぼうふら
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About the kanji 蜎

What does the kanji 蜎 mean?

蜎 means Mosquito Larva.

How do you read the kanji 蜎?

蜎 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) えん、けん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) ぼうふら.

How many strokes does 蜎 have?

蜎 is written with 13 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 蜎?

The radical of 蜎 is 虫 (insect), radical number 142 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

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