Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1523 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 20
Meaning: column, handrail, blank, space
Kunyomi: てすり
Onyomi: ラン
Composition: 木 闌
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
欄 (ラン) section (e.g. in a newspaper), column, page, field (in a form, web page, etc.), blank, handrail, railing, banister, balustrade
欄干 (ランカン) railing, guard rail, handrail, banister, balustrade, parapet, (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars), (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
本欄 (ホンラン) this column
文芸欄 (ブンゲイラン) literary (and the arts) column