also: らんけい
mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back
Historical artifact term; refers to a mirror decorated with a 鸞 (luán) bird motif. Rare and specialized, encountered mainly in art history or antiquarian contexts.
See also: 鸞鳥
This mirror with a luán bird carving is said to be from the Tang dynasty.
9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp)
Only with reading らんけい
Used in the context of traditional Japanese gagaku music theory; corresponds to the 9th note of the twelve-tone scale (十二律). Reading is restricted to らんけい.
The ninth note of the twelve-tone scale is called rankei.
Rare kanji spelling for a historical artifact; the reading らんきょう is the primary reading for this sense.
Alternate reading used only for the musical note sense; Restricted this reading to sense 2.
From Chinese 鸞鏡, combining 鸞 (luán, a mythical bird) and 鏡 (mirror). The musical sense is a specialized borrowing within Japanese gagaku terminology.