| 1000 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 990 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1359 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1527 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 386 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1058 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1135 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 254 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1054 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1433 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2857 | Morohashi |
| 849 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 632 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1526 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 857 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 卵 【ラン】 ovum, ovule, egg cell
- 卵子 【ランシ】 ovum, ovule, egg cell
- 受精卵 【ジュセイラン】 fertilized egg, fertilised egg
- 介卵 【カイラン】 brooding
Kun reading compounds
- 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, (an expert) in the making, beginning, origin, infancy
- 卵形 【らんけい】 oval shape, egg shape
- 乾燥卵 【かんそうらん】 powdered eggs, dehydrated eggs, dried eggs
- 冷凍卵 【れいとうらん】 frozen egg
Readings
- Korean:
- ran
Spanish
- huevo
- óvulo
- embrión
Portuguese
- ovo
- óvulo
- desovar
- ova de peixe
French
- oeuf
- frai
| 2644 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2e5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 7772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5375 | Unicode hex code |
placenta, sac, sheath
- On:
- ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1379 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 胞子 【ホウシ】 spore
- 胞衣 【エナ】 afterbirth, placenta
- 卵胞 【ランポウ】 (ovarian) follicle
- 肺胞 【ハイホウ】 pulmonary alveolus, alveoli, air cell, air sac
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- estómago de la mujer
- placenta
- vaina
Portuguese
- placenta
- bolsa
- estojo
French
- placenta
- cavité
- gaine
| 1796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1764 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3749 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1237 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1673 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1358 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1630 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1029 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 620 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 826 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 537 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29396P | Morohashi |
| 917 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4788 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 531 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 570 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1266 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 7721.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80de | Unicode hex code |