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JLPT N15画 · 5 strokesradical 水

spread out, wide

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ハン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ひろ.がる

Mnemonic

The water (水) spreads wide (氾) across the land, making everything around it lush and vibrant.

About this kanji

The kanji 氾 (ハン, ひろ.がる) means to spread out or be wide. It is often used in conjunction with other characters to describe various types of flooding, reflecting its meaning. For example, 氾濫 (はんらん) refers to overflowing or flooding, while 氾濫原 (はんらんげん) means flood plain, indicating areas prone to such events. Another example is 内水氾濫 (ないすいはんらん), which describes flooding within levee confines, usually due to drainage issues. Since this kanji is often related to water and flooding, it’s commonly used in environmental and geographical contexts.

Example sentences

  • 氾濫する水に注意してください。

    Be careful of the flooding water.

Meanings across languages

English
spread out, wide
Tiếng Việt
lan rộng, rộng lớn
日本語
氾, 広がる
한국어
퍼지다, 넓다
中文
传播, 宽广
id
meluas
th
กระจาย
es
extenderse
fr
étendre
de
ausbreiten
pt
espalhar

Common compounds

  • 氾濫はんらんoverflowing, flood, inundation
  • 氾濫原はんらんげんflood plain
  • 内水氾濫ないすいはんらんflooding within the confines of a levee (i.e. caused by surface runoff, drainage failure, etc.)
  • 河川氾濫かせんはんらんflooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)
  • 外水氾濫がいすいはんらんflooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)

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