蜃

Glyph origin
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May also be an, with possibly being an agricultural tool made from clam, see there for more.

Etymology
Possibly related to ; see there for more.

organizes characters in the 辰 phonetic series into two groups, one of which is "dragon", which includes 蜃 as well as.

Definitions

 * 1) a type of large shellfish; a type of large bivalve; clam
 * 2)  the, a shapeshifting aquatic monster originally imagined as a clam and later as a type of dragon
 * 3)  ritual vessel painted with images of clam
 * 1)  ritual vessel painted with images of clam
 * 1)  ritual vessel painted with images of clam
 * 1)  ritual vessel painted with images of clam
 * 1)  ritual vessel painted with images of clam

Compounds

 * 蜃気楼
 * 蜃蛤