蘭
orchid; Holland
19 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1886.
Readings
- ラン (on reading): 蘭 (らん) orchid; 蘭学 (らんがく) rangaku
- ラ (on reading): 盂蘭盆経 (うらぼんきょう) Ullambana Sutra; 盂蘭盆 (うらぼん) Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15)
Components
- 艹
- 闌
- 一 radical one
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
- 日 radical sun; day
- 木 radical tree
- 門 radical gate
Words using 蘭
- 蘭 (らん) orchid
- 蘭学 (らんがく) rangaku
- 蘭学者 (らんがくしゃ) scholar of Western sciences (by means of the Dutch language; during the Edo period)
- 英蘭戦争 (えいらんせんそう) Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674)
- 鈴蘭 (すずらん) lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
- 盂蘭盆経 (うらぼんきょう) Ullambana Sutra
- 盂蘭盆 (うらぼん) Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15)
- 盂蘭盆会 (うらぼんえ) Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15)
- 蘭 (らに) thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
40 words in all.