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

Readings

Kana: ラン、みだ.りに、みだ.りがましい
Romaji: ran, mida.rini, mida.rigamashii
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

excessive, overflow, spread out

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  85
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-15
Korean Reading:  ham
Chinese Reading:  lan4
Unicode:  6feb
JIS:  4D74

Indexes

Halpern Index: 801
Nelson Index: 2724
New Nelson Index: 3366
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a15.3
Four Corner Index: 3811.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1892
Gakken Index: 2046
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18521
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0322
Remembering the kanji Index: 1454
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1508
Kodansha Compact Index: 1258
Kanji in Context Index: 1512
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 544
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 713
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1466
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1563
Essential Kanji Index: 1858
Kodansha Kanji Index: 990
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 374
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1894

Words

氾濫 (はんらん、ハンラン)
overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge; oversupply; plethora
濫觴 (らんしょう)
source; beginning; origin
濫入 (らんにゅう)
enter without permission
濫りがわしい (みだりがわしい)
morally corrupt; slovenly; obscene
乱立 (らんりつ)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
乱用 (らんよう)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
乱発 (らんぱつ)
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
濫造 (らんぞう)
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
濫りがましい (みだりがましい)
morally corrupt
乱費 (らんぴ)
waste; lavish spending; dissipation
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