Japanese symbol for “ruan”
阮咸
げんかん
Romaji: genkan
ruanxian (4 or 5-stringed Chinese lute); ruan
In Japanese, ruan is 阮咸, read げんかん (genkan).
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 ruanxian (4 or 5-stringed Chinese lute); ruan
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阮朝 | げんちょう genchou | Nguyen dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945) |
| 咸豊 | かんぽう kanpou | Xianfeng era (of emperor Wenzong of Qing; 1850-1861) |
| 沢山咸 | たくざんかん takuzankan | xian (hexagram 31 of the I Ching: influence) |
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.
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