蝋
蝋: wax
wax
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Kunみつろう・ろうそく
The everyday word is 蝋燭 (ろうそく), candle, often written in kana; on its own 蝋 is ろう.
Key words
蝋燭ろうそくcandle
蝋ろうwax
蜜蝋みつろうbeeswax
蝋人形ろうにんぎょうwax figure
封蝋ふうろうsealing wax
Example sentences
停電になったので、蝋燭に火をつけた。
The power went out, so I lit a candle.
蜜蝋でつくったクリームを、手にぬった。
I rubbed cream made from beeswax onto my hands.
博物館で、本物そっくりの蝋人形を見て驚いた。
At the museum I was amazed to see a wax figure that looked just like the real person.