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Kotomora

襴

a kind of cloth

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ラン
  • リン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

襴 refers to a specific type of cloth, likely a patterned or bordered fabric used in traditional garments.

Most common words using 襴

  • 金襴きんらん

    gold brocade

  • 襴らん

    horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing

  • 金襴手きんらんで

    gold-painted porcelain

  • 金襴緞子きんらんどんす

    gold-brocaded satin damask

  • 金襴鳥きんらんちょう

    red bishop (species of African weaverbird, Euplectes orix)

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Etymology

襴 combines the cloth radical 衤 with 闌, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a patterned or bordered design. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 衤 is clothing, and the right side 闌 looks like a gate with a sun and tree inside. Imagine a special cloth with a gate-like pattern woven into it, used for ceremonial robes.

Reading mnemonic

For ラン, picture a long run of this special cloth being unrolled: run -> ラン, and the cloth stretches out in a long, patterned strip.