鸞
鸞: luan (mythical bird)
luan (mythical bird)
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ラン
Kun—
鸞 (らん) is a phoenix-like divine bird of Chinese myth; the word also marks imperial things, as in 鸞輿 (the emperor's carriage).
Key words
鸞らんluan, phoenix-like divine bird
鸞鳥らんちょうluan bird
鸞輿らんよimperial carriage
Example sentences
鸞は、鳳凰に似た霊鳥として、古い詩に詠まれてきた。
The luan has long been sung of in old poems as a sacred bird resembling the phoenix.
天子を乗せた鸞輿が、ゆっくりと宮門を出ていった。
The imperial carriage carrying the emperor slowly passed out of the palace gate.
屏風には、雲間を舞う鸞鳥が金泥で描かれていた。
On the folding screen, a luan bird dancing among the clouds was painted in gold.