欄
欄 — Column
column, handrail, blank, space
On’yomiラン (ran)
Kun’yomiてすり (tesuri)
Stroke order (20 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 欄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欄 | らん ran | section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; page |
| 本欄 | ほんらん honran | this column |
| 空欄 | くうらん kuuran | blank column; blank space |
| 欄外 | らんがい rangai | margin |
| 欄干 | らんかん rankan | railing; guard rail; handrail |
Study notes
欄 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 20 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1523 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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