JLPT N2 · Noun

欄 (ran)

欄 (らん, ran) is a Japanese noun meaning “section (e.g. in a newspaper); column”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: らん
Romaji: ran
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; page · noun, suffix noun
field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank · noun, suffix noun
handrail; railing; banister; balustrade · noun · orig. meaning

Example sentences

一番最初に見るのはスポーツ欄だよ。

I always read the sports page first.

Tatoeba #190093

注はページの下欄についている。

The notes are at the bottom of the page.

Tatoeba #126363

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 欄

欄

column, handrail, blankラン・てすり · 20 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1549350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.