Japanese symbol for “waxing”
蝋引き
ろうびき
Romaji: roubiki
waxing
In Japanese, waxing is 蝋引き, read ろうびき (roubiki).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n waxing
Written forms: 蝋引き、ろう引き、蠟引き. Readings: ろうびき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “waxing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ワックス脱毛 | ワックスだつもう wakkusudatsumou | waxing (hair removal) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく rousoku | candle |
| 蜜蝋 | みつろう mitsurou | beeswax |
| 蝋梅 | ろうばい roubai | wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice |
| 封蝋 | ふうろう fuurou | sealing wax |
| 木蝋 | もくろう mokurou | vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax |
| 屍蝋 | しろう shirou | adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.