濫
濫 — Excessive
excessive, overflow, spread out
On’yomiラン (ran)
Kun’yomiみだりに (midarini)
Kun’yomiみだりがましい (midarigamashii)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 濫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氾濫 | はんらん hanran | overflowing; flood; inundation |
Study notes
濫 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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