蘭
蘭 — Orchid
orchid, Holland
On’yomiラン (ran)
On’yomiラ (ra)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (19 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 蘭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蘭 | らん ran | orchid; Netherlands; Holland |
| 蘭学 | らんがく rangaku | rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period |
Study notes
蘭 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1886 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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