Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 尉 represents the sound. Originally written as 尉.
Components
尉 Phonetic component
wèi officer
officer, military rank
Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease.
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Chinese
熨 [yù]
reconciled; smooth
熨 [yùn]
an iron; to iron
Japanese
noshi; (explanation) long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
熨斗 [のし] #73,304
noshi
火熨斗 [ひのし] #113,260
traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron
熨斗目 [のしめ] #132,207
variety of ceremonial dress made of intertwined cloth and silk threads
のし袋 [のしぶくろ] #142,000
paper bag for putting a present in
のし紙 [のしがみ] #195,139
wrapping paper for a present
のしを付ける [のしをつける] #195,385
to happily give away
湯のし [ゆのし] #235,791
steam ironing
長熨斗 [ながのし] #239,012
stretched dried abalone (used as a betrothal gift)
熨斗鮑 [のしあわび] #300,453
thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)
熨斗目斑螟蛾 [のしめまだらめいが]
Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
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