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Perusal

On’yomiらん
Kun’yomiみ.る
MeaningsPerusal, See
JLPT N1 17 strokes #1475 most common Grade 6 Radical see
書き順 · Stroke order

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 覧

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radical see =
Perusal
Why it sounds the way it does. The part 監T is the phonetic component — it carries the sound rather than the meaning. That is why 覧 is read らん. Roughly two-thirds of all kanji work this way, which makes unfamiliar readings guessable once you spot the pattern.
部首 · Radical

The radical of 覧

Radical 147 of 214
See

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 覧 is filed under (see) — radical number 147 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 覧

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

展覧会 てんらんかい exhibition
博覧会 はくらんかい exhibition; exposition; expo
覧る みる to see; to look; to watch
一覧表 いちらんひょう list; table; schedule
閲覧 えつらん inspection; reading; perusal
一覧 いちらん look; glance; sight
遊覧 ゆうらん sightseeing
観覧 かんらん viewing
御覧 ごらん (please) try to; (please) look; seeing
ご覧 ごらん (please) try to; (please) look; seeing
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 覧

Japanese has far more kanji than syllables, so one reading is shared by many characters. These are the ones you will confuse with 覧 — learn them together, not separately.

画数 · 17 strokes

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頻度 · Frequency

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覧 is the 1475th most common kanji in written Japanese. Learning in frequency order is the fastest route to reading real text.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 覧

What does the kanji 覧 mean?

覧 means Perusal, See. It is the 1475th most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 覧?

覧 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) らん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) み.る.

How many strokes does 覧 have?

覧 is written with 17 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 覧?

It appears at JLPT level N1, and Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

What is the radical of 覧?

The radical of 覧 is 見 (see), radical number 147 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

Why is 覧 read らん?

覧 contains 監T as its phonetic component — the part that carries the sound rather than the meaning, which is why 覧 is read らん. Roughly two-thirds of all kanji are built this way, so spotting the phonetic component often lets you guess the reading of a character you have never seen.

What words use the kanji 覧?

Common words written with 覧 include 展覧会 (てんらんかい, exhibition); 博覧会 (はくらんかい, exhibition; exposition; expo); 覧る (みる, to see; to look; to watch).

Which kanji sound the same as 覧?

覧 shares a reading with 乱 (らん), 卵 (らん), 蘭 (らん), 嵐 (らん), 藍 (らん), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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