noun

  1. romance (e.g. Arthurian romances), heroic tale.
  2. (nigh) impossible dream, adventurous spirit, great undertaking, epic adventure.
  3. (full-length) novel.
  4. romance, love affair.
  5. romanticism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
浪漫 ろうまん
浪曼 ろうまん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wandering, waves, billows
ロウ なみ なに (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained
マン みだり.に そぞ.ろ (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
wide, beautiful
マン バン なが.い (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)