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鸞

Reading

Kana: ラン
Romaji: ran
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fabulous mythical bird, imperial

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  30
Radical Number:  196
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-19-11
Korean Reading:  ran
Chinese Reading:  luan2
Unicode:  9e1e
JIS:  7342

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 7010
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 11b19.1
Four Corner Index: 2232.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 47508
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0890

Words

鸞 (らん)
luan (mythical Chinese bird)
青鸞 (せいらん、セイラン)
argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)
鸞鳥 (らんちょう)
luan (mythical Chinese bird)
鸞輿 (らんよ)
imperial conveyance
鸞鏡 (らんきょう、らんけい)
mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back; (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp)
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