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欄干

闌干、 欄杆

Reading

Kana: らんかん
Romaji: rankan
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

guardrail; handrail; bannister; balustrade; parapet

2

(a person) shining like the stars or moon; (a person) crying endlessly

Note: archaism
Note: Only 欄干、 闌干

Kanji

Readings: ラン、 てすり
Meanings: column, handrail, blank, space
Readings: カン、 ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
Meanings: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Readings: ラン、 た.ける、 たけなわ、 てすり
Meanings: rise high, be well along
Readings: カン、 てこ
Meanings: shield, pole

Example Sentence

(しゅう)警察(けいさつ)のジャネット・ウェルプ広報官(こうほうかん)によれば、そのトラックは州間(しゅうかん)高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ)30号線沿(ごうせんぞ)いの(はし)欄干(らんかん)激突(げきとつ)して()まったとのことです。
➥State police spokeswoman Janet Welp says the truck wound up crashing into a bridge railing along Interstate 30.
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