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Japanese symbol for “spawning”

Romaji: sanran
egg-laying; spawning

In Japanese, spawning is , read (sanran).

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. n, vi, vs egg-laying; spawning

Kanji and stroke order

products, bear, give birth
on: サン
kun: う.む、う.まれる、うぶ-、む.す
11 strokes · JLPT 3
egg, ovum, spawn
on: ラン
kun: たまご
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “spawning”

WordReadingMeaning
スポーン supoonspawning
ほうらん houranreleasing eggs (esp. of fish, amphibians, etc.); spawning

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいさん seisanproduction; manufacture
さんぎょう sangyouindustry
しさん shisanproperty; fortune; means
いさん isaninheritance; bequest; legacy
ざいさん zaisanproperty; fortune; assets
ふどうさん fudousanreal estate
らんし ranshiovum; ovule; egg cell
けいらん keiranhen's egg

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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