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On-Yomi: コウ — Kun-Yomi: にじ

Koohii stories:

1) [rgravina] 4-7-2007(257): Little is it known that a rainbow is actually created by insects of different colours flying in formation, a craft they have perfected to create the rainbows we see today.

2) [Green_Airplane] 7-7-2008(103): Rainbow is of course created by billions of colored insects (what? you really thought it was an optical illusion?). However I had problems remembering that the insect primitive goes on the left. If you have similar difficulties, try this: rainbow is an Insect-Craft. Mnemonic: I.C. Rainbow (I see rainbow).

3) [captal] 1-4-2008(36): For my arts and CRAFTs project at school, I made a rainbow out of dead BUGs spray painted different colors and glued to some paper. The teacher was not amused.

4) [Autolycus91982] 21-7-2009(16): I see rainbow. I.C. rainbow. Insect Craft Rainbow.

5) [mcaruso] 2-6-2013(14): You know Skittles, "Taste the RAINBOW"? The colorant that gives red Skittles their deep crimson color comes from crushing a type of insect called cochineal. So the next time you taste the RAINBOW, remember that you're really tasting insects crafted into sweets. (See: http://snopes.com/food/ingredient/bugjuice.asp).

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