JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 濫: "excessive, overflow, spread out"
The kanji 濫 means "excessive, overflow, spread out". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ラン in on'yomi and みだ.りに, みだ.りがましい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ラン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みだ.りにみだ.りがましい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | excessive, overflow, spread out |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 濫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 氾濫overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge · oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
- 濫觴source; beginning; origin
- 粗製濫造mass production of inferior goods
- 濫造overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
- 濫りがわしいmorally corrupt; slovenly; obscene
- 氾濫原flood plain
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