氾

overflow; spread out; wide

5 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.

Readings

• ハン (on reading): 氾濫 (はんらん) overflowing; 氾濫原 (はんらんげん) flood plain
• ひろがる (kun reading)

Components

• 氵
• 卩
• 乙 radical second; fishhook
• 卩 radical seal
• ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水

Kanji containing 氾

• 范 bee
• 笵 bamboo frame

Words using 氾

• 氾濫 (はんらん) overflowing
• 氾濫原 (はんらんげん) flood plain
• 内水氾濫 (ないすいはんらん) flooding within the confines of a levee (i.e. caused by surface runoff, drainage failure, etc.)
• 河川氾濫 (かせんはんらん) flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)
• 外水氾濫 (がいすいはんらん) flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)

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