Japanese symbol for “parapet”
欄干
らんかん
Romaji: rankan
railing; guard rail; handrail; banister
In Japanese, parapet is 欄干, read らんかん (rankan).
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
- n railing; guard rail; handrail; banister; balustrade; parapet
- adj-t, adv-to (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars)
- adj-t, adv-to (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
Written forms: 欄干、闌干、欄杆、欄檻. Readings: らんかん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “parapet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸壁 | きょうへき kyouheki | breastwork; parapet |
| パラペット | パラペット parapetto | parapet |
| 胸墻 | きょうしょう kyoushou | parapet; breastwork |
| 扶壁 | ふへき fuheki | parapet |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空欄 | くうらん kuuran | blank column; blank space |
| 欄外 | らんがい rangai | margin |
| 本欄 | ほんらん honran | this column |
| 欄間 | らんま ranma | transom |
| 高欄 | こうらん kouran | railing; handrail; balustrade |
| 若干 | じゃっかん jakkan | some; few; a number of |
| 干渉 | かんしょう kanshou | interference; intervention; meddling |
| 梅干し | うめぼし umeboshi | umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum |
See also: Chinese symbol for “parapet”.
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.