This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: らん
Romaji: ran
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Definitions

1

column of text (e.g. in a newspaper)

2

field (in a form, web page, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: ラン、 てすり
Meanings: column, handrail, blank, space

Example Sentences

脚注(きゃくちゅう)はページの(しも)(らん)にある。
➥The footnotes are at the bottom of the page.
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一番(いちばん)最初(さいしょ)()るのはスポーツ(らん)だよ。
➥I always read the sports page first.
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(かなら)ず、事前(じぜん)(すべ)ての空欄(くうらん)部分(ぶぶん)記入(きにゅう)しておいて(くだ)さい。
➥Be sure to fill in the blanks from top to bottom beforehand.
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(ちゅう)はページの(しも)(らん)についている。
➥The notes are at the bottom of the page.
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以下(いか)空欄(くうらん)部分(ぶぶん)にご記入(きにゅう)(いただ)くだけで結構(けっこう)です。
➥All you have to do is fill in the blanks below.
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ああそうそう、コメント(らん)のバグは文字間(もじかん)調節(ちょうせつ)するletter-spacingタグを使(つか)うと()こるものだったみたい。
➥Oh, while I remember, it seems that that was a bug that occurs when you use the comment field's 'letter-spacing' tag which adjusts the tracking.
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