斑
spot, blemish, speck, patches
Readings
On'yomi
- ハン
Kun'yomi
- ふ
- まだら
Nanori
- い
Meaning
斑 centers on irregular marks on a surface: spots, specks, blemishes, or patches that break an otherwise uniform appearance.
Most common words using 斑
20 of 109- 斑ぶちN1
spots; speckles; mottles
- 斑むら
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; nonuniformity; blotchiness
- 斑点はんてん
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
- 斑鳩いかるが
Japanese grosbeak
- 白斑しろまだら
Oriental odd-tooth snake (Dinodon orientale); Japanese odd-tooth snake
- 白斑はくはん
white spot
- 紫斑しはん
purpura; purple spot
- 斑入りふいり
variegated; spotted
- 石斑魚うぐい
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
- 斑紋はんもん
spots; speckles; spotted pattern; mottled pattern
- 蒙古斑もうこはん
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
- カフェオレ斑カフェオレはん
cafe-au-lait spot (birthmark)
- ラウエ斑点ラウエはんてん
Laue spot; Laue pattern
- ロッキー山紅斑熱ロッキーさんこうはんねつ
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- 一斑いっぱん
single part (of a whole); one detail; portion; spot
- 三斑鶉みふうずら
barred button quail (Turnix suscitator)
- 伝染性紅斑でんせんせいこうはん
erythema infectiosum; slapped cheek syndrome; fifth disease
- 八重山斑蜚蠊やえやままだらごきぶり
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
- 出血斑しゅっけつはん
bloody spots
- 加齢黄斑変性かれいおうはんへんせい
age-related macular degeneration; AMD; ARMD
Study
Etymology
斑 combines 文 (pattern, design) with 玨 (two pieces of jade), suggesting a mottled or spotted pattern like the variegated colors in jade. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination is consistent with the meaning of spots or patches.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture two pieces of jade (玨) with a pattern (文) of spots and patches running through them. The jade's surface is marked with irregular specks and blemishes.
Reading mnemonic
For ハン, imagine a spotted handkerchief: 'han' sounds like the first part of 'handkerchief' (ハンカチ), and the cloth is covered with patches and specks.