蛆
Parts that make up 蛆
How 蛆 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 蛆 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 虫, 且.
Japanese words with 蛆
- 蛆うじ maggot; larva; grub
- 蛆虫うじむし maggot; worm; scum
- 蝿蛆症ようそしょう myiasis
- 男やもめに蛆がわくおとこやもめにうじがわく widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him
Characters sharing the phonetic 且
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.
Other hanja read “저”
Other hanja with radical 虫
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