爛漫

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      • 爛熳

      Adjective

      爛漫 (hiragana らんまん, romaji ranman)

      1. the way in which many flowers are in bloom
        • 1928: Sakura no ki no shita niwa (Kajii Motojirō)
          お前、この爛漫と咲き乱れてゐる桜の樹の下へ、一つ一つ屍体が埋まつてゐると想像して見るがいい。何が俺をそんなに不安にしてゐたかがお前には納得が行くだらう。
      2. the way in which light sparkles

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      Last modified on 4 May 2012, at 23:19