EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. (full-length) novel

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. romance; love affair

    Usually written using kana alonesee ロマンス

  5. romanticism

    Usually written using kana alonesee ロマンチシズムsee ロマン主義

Also written 浪曼【ロマン】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained

On
ロウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1508 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Used in names as

なになみ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.5The Kanji Dictionary
3313.2Four corner code
365deroo
6d6aUnicode hex code
1-47-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2570Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3155New Nelson (John Haig)
439New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
527Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
323Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
398Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1470Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1580Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1445A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1339Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1197Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17482Morohashi
1937A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1753Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1877Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1475Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1362Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1398Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1202Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1482Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lang4Pinyin reading
rangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt

Kun
みだり.にそぞ.ろ
On
マン
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1408 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
3a11.11The Kanji Dictionary
3614.7Four corner code
367deroo
6f2bUnicode hex code
1-44-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2683Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3308New Nelson (John Haig)
700New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
858Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
494Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
633Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
830Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
893Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1350A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1389Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18166Morohashi
1838A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1411Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1500Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1497Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1715Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
652Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1246Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
838Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
man4, man2Pinyin reading
manKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level