蘭 — kanji meaning “orchid”
蘭
orchid, Holland
- Meanings
- orchid, Holland
- On'yomi
- ラン (ran)、ラ (ra)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- か、あららぎ
- Strokes
- 19
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1886 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- lán — Chinese character page
Words with 蘭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蘭学 | らんがく rangaku | rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period |
| 鈴蘭 | すずらん suzuran | lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei) |
| 仏蘭西 | フランス furansu | France |
| 阿蘭陀 | オランダ oranda | Netherlands; Holland |
| 紫蘭 | しらん shiran | Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid) |
| 盂蘭盆 | うらぼん urabon | Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns |
| 春蘭 | しゅんらん shunran | noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii) |
| 盂蘭盆会 | うらぼんえ urabon'e | Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns |
| 風蘭 | ふうらん fuuran | wind orchid (Vanda falcata); samurai orchid |
| 愛蘭 | アイルランド airurando | Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire |
| 蘭方 | らんぽう ranpou | Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period) |
| 竜舌蘭 | りゅうぜつらん ryuuzetsuran | agave; maguey |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.