欄|らんran[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix)section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; page
    一番いちばん最初さいしょに見みるのはスポーツ欄らんだよ。↗
    I always read the sports page first.
    注ちゅうはページの下欄からんについている。↗
    The notes are at the bottom of the page.
  2. noun, noun (suffix)field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank
  3. nounhandrail; railing; banister; balustradeorig. meaning
Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedセクションNeutralKatakana loanword, neutral in register, for a section as a distinct division or part of a document or organization; it does not refer to a blank field on a form.

Choose 欄 for a labeled area or blank — a newspaper column, a page, or a field on a form or web page; choose セクション for a section as a distinct part of a larger whole.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (ラン)印刷物いんさつぶつなどで界線かいせんなどで区切くぎられた部分ぶぶん。
  2. (ラン)新聞しんぶん・雑誌ざっしなどで特定とくていの記事きじを載のせるために設もうけられた部分ぶぶん。
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