蠊
Readings
On'yomi
- レン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.
Most common words using 蠊
- 八重山斑蜚蠊やえやままだらごきぶり
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
- 家蜚蠊いえごきぶり
harlequin roach (Neostylopyga Rhombifolia); harlequin cockroach
- 小笠原蜚蠊おがさわらごきぶり
Surinam cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis)
- 斑蜚蠊まだらごきぶり
Rhabdoblatta guttigera (species of cockroach)
- 森茶翅蜚蠊もりちゃばねごきぶり
Blattella nipponica (species of cockroach)
- 瑠璃蜚蠊るりごきぶり
Eucorydia yasumatsui (species of cockroach)
- 鎧土竜蜚蠊よろいもぐらごきぶり
giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros)
Study
Etymology
蠊 combines 虫 (insect) with 廉, which likely contributes sound. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The insect radical 虫 suggests a bug, but the overall meaning is unclear. Think of it as a mysterious insect whose name is lost.
Reading mnemonic
For レン, imagine a lens used to examine a rare insect: lens -> レン, and the insect radical 虫 hints at the bug under the lens.