General term for wax, including natural waxes like beeswax and synthetic waxes. Used in compounds such as ろうそく (candle) and ろう付け (brazing).
This wax is made from beeswax.
The heat melted the wax and it spilled onto the floor.
I applied wax to the furniture and polished it.
They coat the wood surface with wax to protect it.
They sealed the envelope by hardening wax over the flap.
Usually written in kana. The kanji form 蝋 is also common, especially in compounds.
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in technical contexts.
Search-only kyūjitai form.
Standard kanji spelling. Used in compounds like 蝋燭 (ろうそく, candle).
The kanji 蝋 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) + 羅 (phonetic). The reading ろう is the on'yomi. The word originally referred to insect-derived wax.
indigo wax
wintersweet; Japanese allspice
agalmatolite; figure stone; pagodite