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Kanji Detail for 蘭 - "orchid, holland"

蘭

  • Meaning

    蘭 means "orchid, holland." Also associated with fragrant.

    1. Orchid - An elegant flowering plant.

    2. Fragrant - Having a pleasant, refined scent.

    3. Holland - Part of the name for Netherlands.

  • Origin of 蘭

    The grass crown 艹 over 闌, a gate railing, lending the reading ran: the orchid — the fragrance kept inside the fence, the scholar's flower.

    How to remember it: The flower behind the lattice 闌 — rare, fenced, fragrant: the orchid.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 蘭

    • Verified meaning: orchid, holland
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あらき, あらぎ, あららぎ, らん)
    • Also carries these associations: fragrant

    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 蘭

    Given names 蘭(らん)Listen

    Surnames 蘭(あらき)Listen 蘭(あらぎ)Listen 蘭(あららぎ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    orchid; Holland

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    orchid; elegant, graceful

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    orchid; elegant, graceful

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

    A flower name. Originally called 幽蘭 (secluded orchid). Leaves are slender and pointed. Has parallel veins. Grows in clusters from the root. Petals are yellowish-green. Many varieties. Three common types. One stem one flower is called 蘭. Commonly called 草蘭 (grass orchid). One stem several flowers is called 蕙. Commonly called 蕙蘭 (orchid variety). Both bloom in spring. Another variety doesn't bloom until autumn. Also one stem several flowers. Because it is produced in Fujian, also called 建蘭 (Jian orchid). | A metaphor for compatible temperaments. Such as saying 蘭交 (orchid friendship), 蘭譜 (orchid genealogy). Also using 蘭玉 (orchid jade) to refer to sons and younger brothers. Based on Jin dynasty Xie Xuan's saying "Fragrant orchids and jade trees should grow in our courtyards." | Magnolia. Bark resembles cinnamon and is fragrant. Shape resembles nanmu. Large ones reach several zhang tall. Ancient people used it for building materials. Such as 蘭舟 (magnolia boat), 蘭榭 (magnolia pavilion) and the like.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ra(ラ) ラ

    ran(ラン) ラン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    orchid fragrant holland flower bloom blossom elegant beauty flora fragrance petal refined plant scent netherlands dutch grace botanical

Sentences including 蘭

  • Orchids demand daily care.

  • Switzerland is situated between France, Italy, Austria and Germany.

  • This year there isn't a bon festival memorial ceremony for my departed mother, but I will go to clean my ancestors' graves.

  • Of the sweets that I tasted in France, the ones that I'd like to eat most are the brioche, the baba au rhum and the marrons glacés.

  • By the way, the pastry known as "Shu Cream" in Japan is not known under this name neither in England nor in France. If you ask for a "Shu Cream" in England, you will end up comically receiving shoe shine.

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