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Kanji Detail for 欄 - "column, railing"

欄

  • Meaning

    欄 means "column, railing." Also associated with pen.

    1. Railing - A barrier; a fence.

    2. Column - A section in a document.

    3. Pen - An enclosure for animals.

  • Words using 欄

    • 本欄 ほんらん Listen this column

  • Tattoo check: 欄

    • Verified meaning: column, railing
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ませき, ませぎ, らん)
    • Also carries these associations: pen

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 欄

    Surnames 欄(ませき)Listen 欄(ませぎ)Listen 欄(らん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    column; handrail; blank; space

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    railing, balustrade; animal pen

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fence, railing, balustrade

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Interchangeable with 闌. A wooden railing. As in 闌杆 is also written as 欄杆 (balustrade). Also, a cattle pen is called 欄.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ran(ラン) ラン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tesuri(てすり) てすり

  • Strokes

    tip

    20 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    railing column pen cage frame handrail barrier border enclosure fence lattice partition section panel

Sentences including 欄

  • Fill in the blanks.

  • The footnotes are at the bottom of the page.

  • I clicked the email field once.

  • Roses and orchids are my favorite flowers.

  • I read the reader's column in newspapers and magazines.

  • The notes are at the bottom of the page.

  • Please also take a look at the video description.

  • Please do not fill in fields marked with *.

  • I always read the sports page first.

  • Please choose a suitable answer and write it in the blank space.

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