How to say 'Column' in Japanese | 欄

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The Japanese word for Column is 'Ran', written as 欄 in Japanese.'Column' in hiragana is らん.

word

欄

Meaning

Column

Reading

らん

ran

Kanji

欄Column

Explanation

The Japanese noun '欄 (らん)' refers to a 'column' or 'section' in a document, form, or publication. It is commonly used to describe a specific area designated for particular information, such as in a newspaper, spreadsheet, or application form. For example: Please fill in the name column「名前欄を記入してください」(なまえらんをきにゅうしてください). The article is in the sports column「その記事はスポーツ欄にあります」(そのきじはスポーツらんにあります). This word is often used in contexts where information is organized into distinct sections.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2843

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 欄

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

欄

Meaning

Column

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