Japanese symbol for “glaring”
爛々
らんらん
Romaji: ranran
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
In Japanese, glaring 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 “glaring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眩い | まばゆい mabayui | dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful |
| 炯々 | けいけい keikei | glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating |
| ギラリ | ギラリ girari | staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring |
| ガン見 | ガンみ ganmi | staring at; gazing at; eyeballing |
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 “glaring”.
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.