らん
蘭
ぽう
方

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
らん
蘭
ぽう
方
 蘭方 らんぽう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

orchid, Holland
ラン　ラ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rise high, be well along
たけなわ　ラン　た.ける (Kentei 1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
select, pick out
カン　ケン　えら.ぶ (Kentei 1)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)