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だん【蘭】 : dan | define meaning
dan
Pronunciation: [daŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Orchid
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese らん【蘭】 ran "orchid". Ultimately from Chinese 【蘭・兰】 "orchid" (cf. Mandarin lán; Cantonese laan4; Eastern Min làng; Hokkien lân; Sino-Korean 란 ran; Sino-Vietnamese lan), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *lan.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蘭 |
| Kana | だん |
| Romanization | dan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [daŋ̍] |
意味：らん・ラン【蘭】
Categories:
蘭
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 7). だん【蘭】 : dan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8103/dan/.