Kanji

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: wax

Kunyomi: みつろう ろうそく

Onyomi: ロウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: insect

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ロウ wax

ロウソク candle

アイロウ indigo wax, cylindrical shape made from indigo dye froth, often by boiling the froth with caustic soda, used for coloring paintings, etc.

ゲイロウ spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales)

Kunyomi Examples

ろうそく candle

ろうそく立て ろうそくたて candle holder