Hanja Analyzer
蛞

蛞 — hwal

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
괄태충 활
Romanization
hwal
English
snail; slug, mole cricket
Mandarin
kuò
Japanese on'yomi
カツ, カチ, セツ, ゼチ
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
12
Radical
虫 (142, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
舌
Unicode
U+86DE

Parts that make up 蛞

  • 虫 벌레 충, 벌레 훼 고개 든 뱀벌레와 뱀·조개 따위 작은 생물
  • 舌 혀 설sound 입 밖으로 내민 혀혀와 말하고 맛보는 일

How 蛞 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 蛞 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 虫, 𠯑.

Japanese words with 蛞

  • 蛞蝓ナメクジ slug
  • 蛞蝓魚なめくじうお lancelet; amphioxus
  • 蛞蝓に塩なめくじにしお crestfallen; dejected; shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt)

Characters sharing the phonetic 舌

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “활”

Other hanja with radical 虫

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