らん
蘭
ぽう
方
い
医

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. doctor practicing Western medicine (during the Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
らん
蘭
ぽう
方
い
医
 蘭方医 らんぽうい

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)
doctor, medicine
イ　い.やす　くすし (3rd, N4)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)