蘭

19 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

orchid, Holland

On'yomi
  • ラン
    		orchid ②Netherlands
  • ラ
Nanori
  • か
  • あららぎ
    		Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) ②wild rocambole (Allium grayi)

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ラン 99.8%
ラ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

orchid, Holland
ラン　ラ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rise high, be well along
たけなわ　ラン　た.ける (Kentei 1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
select, pick out
カン　ケン　えら.ぶ (Kentei 1)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

らん
蘭
orchid ②Netherlands
らん
蘭
がく
学
rangaku
こ
胡
ちょう
蝶
らん
蘭
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
らん
蘭
じん
人
Dutchman
らん
蘭
ぽう
方
い
医
doctor practicing Western medicine (during the Edo period)
べい
米
えい
英
ぶつ
仏
らん
蘭
USA, Britain, France and the Netherlands
らん
蘭
こく
国
Holland
し
紫
らん
蘭
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
よう
洋
らん
蘭
orchid of Western origin
らん
蘭
さい
栽
ばい
培
ほう
法
orchidology
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References

Unicode hex code 862D
JIS X 0208 1-45-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4091
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5255
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2383
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3031
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1545
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2114
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2363
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2449
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2839
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32477P
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2233
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1643
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k16.9
Four corner code 4422.7