Japanese symbol for “blazing”
爛々
らんらん
Romaji: ranran
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
In Japanese, blazing is 爛々, read らんらん (ranran).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
Written forms: 爛々、爛爛. Readings: らんらん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blazing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炎々 | えんえん en'en | blazing; fiery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絢爛 | けんらん kenran | gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling |
| 天真爛漫 | てんしんらんまん tenshinranman | innocent; naive; artless |
| 爛漫 | らんまん ranman | in full bloom; in full glory; glorious |
| 爛れ | ただれ tadare | sore; inflammation; ulceration |
| 爛熟 | らんじゅく ranjuku | overripeness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blazing”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.