spot, blemish, speck, patches
On'yomi (音読み)
- ハン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ふ
- まだら
About this kanji
The kanji 斑 primarily means "spot" or "blemish," and is often used in nouns rather than verbs. It's commonly seen in several compounds. For example, 一斑 (いっぱん) means a "single part of a whole," while 黄斑 (おうはん) refers to the "macula," an important part of the eye. 虎斑 (とらふ) describes the "tiger stripes" pattern, and 雀斑 (そばかす) means "freckle." Finally, 斑点 (はんてん) refers to "scattered spots." It's worth noting that while this kanji can describe physical spots, it may also be used metaphorically to signify something that is mixed or uneven.
Example sentences
彼のシャツには斑点が付いている。
There are stains on his shirt.
Meanings across languages
- English
- spot, blemish, speck, patches
- Tiếng Việt
- đốm
- 日本語
- 斑点
- 한국어
- 얼룩
- 中文
- 斑
- id
- noda, bintik
- th
- จุด, ข้อบกพร่อง
- es
- mancha, defecto
- fr
- tache, blemissement
- de
- Fleck, Makel
- pt
- ponto, mancha
Common compounds
- 一斑single part (of a whole), one detail, portion
- 黄斑macula, macula lutea, yellow spot
- 虎斑tiger stripes, brindle, brindled coloring
- 雀斑freckle, lentigo, ephelis
- 斑点(scattered) spots, specks, speckles
- 母斑nevus, naevus, birthmark
- 黒斑black spot, black speck
- 血斑blood spot
Words using this kanji
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