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鍾 kanji
spindle, gather, collect
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Words with 鍾
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —鍾乳洞Popularlimestone cave; limestone cavern
- —鍾round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
- —鍾馗Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui; traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)
- —鍾愛deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon
- —鍾乳石stalactite
- —鍾馗蘭Yoania japonica (species of orchid); Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)
- —鍾乳体cystolith
- —鍾馗さんsmall statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)
- —鍾馗水仙Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)
- —鍾きShōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui; traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)
- —鍾馗散traditional Chinese cold remedy (a medical powder with antipyretic and diaphoretic effects)