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Japanese symbol for “profusely”

Romaji: ryouran
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)

In Japanese, profusely is , read (ryouran).

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

  1. adj-no, adj-t, adv-to profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

put on, twist around
on: リョウ
kun: まと.う、めぐ.る
18 strokes
riot, war, disorder
on: ラン、ロン
kun: みだ.れる、みだ.る、みだ.す、みだ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “profusely”

WordReadingMeaning
コテコテ kotekotethickly; heavily; profusely
ゴテゴテ gotegotethickly; heavily; profusely
どくどく dokudokugushingly; copiously; profusely
りんり rinri(dripping) profusely; heavily; freely
やたら yataraindiscriminately; blindly; at random

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひゃっかりょうらん hyakkaryourana gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; hundred flowers blooming in profusion
こんらん konrandisorder; chaos; confusion
はんらん hanraninsurrection; mutiny; rebellion
らんよう ran'youabuse; misuse; misappropriation
らんぼう ranbouviolence; assault; rowdiness
はらん harandisturbance; trouble; commotion
みだれ midaredisorder; disturbance; unrest

See also: Chinese symbol for “profusely”.

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.