This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ラン、てすり
Romaji: ran, tesuri
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

column, handrail, blank, space

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1523
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-16
Korean Reading:  ran
Chinese Reading:  lan2
Unicode:  6b04
JIS:  4D73

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1103
Nelson Index: 2401
New Nelson Index: 2914
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a16.4
Four Corner Index: 4792.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1893
Gakken Index: 1430
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15880P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0600
Remembering the kanji Index: 1628
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1447
Kodansha Compact Index: 1118
Kanji in Context Index: 1538
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 754
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1023
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1642
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1756
Essential Kanji Index: 1696
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1419
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1864
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1931

Words

(らん)
column of text (e.g. in a newspaper); field (in a form, web page, etc.)
空欄 (くうらん)
blank space
上欄 (じょうらん)
top or preceding horizontal column
人生案内欄 (じんせいあんないらん)
personal-question column
登記番号欄 (とうきばんごうらん)
registry number column
欄干 (らんかん)
guardrail; handrail; bannister; balustrade; parapet; (a person) shining like the stars or moon; (a person) crying endlessly
コメント欄 (コメントらん)
comment field (e.g. on a blog)
人事欄 (じんじらん)
personal column
欄外 (らんがい)
margin
通信欄 (つうしんらん)
letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section; space for correspondence, messages, etc.
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