らん

noun

  1. go (board game). Messages.form.
  2. being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time, being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time. From a Chinese legend about a man who watches a game of go for so long that the handle of his ax rots away.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
らん
爛柯 らんか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

be sore, inflamed, bleary
ラン ただ.れる (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
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)
handle
ふる カ え (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)