JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 蘭: "orchid, Holland"
The kanji 蘭 means "orchid, Holland". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ラン, ラ in on'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)
ランラ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | orchid, Holland |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1886 of 2,501 |
Common words with 蘭
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 仏蘭西France
- 蘭orchid · Netherlands; Holland
- 阿蘭陀Netherlands; Holland
- 愛蘭Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire · Ireland (island)
- 蘇格蘭Scotland
- 波蘭Poland
- 芬蘭Finland
- 鈴蘭lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
- 新西蘭New Zealand
- 蘭学rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
- 錫蘭Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
- 紫蘭Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
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