What does 欄干 mean?
欄干 is a Japanese noun meaning “guardrail” in English. It can also be translated as “(shining) brightly (of the moon or stars), (flowing) endlessly (of tears)” depending on context. It is written as 欄干 in kanji, らんかん in hiragana, and rankan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
州警察のジャネット・ウェルプ広報官によれば、そのトラックは州間高速道路３０号線沿いの橋の欄干に激突して止まったとのことです。
State police spokeswoman Janet Welp says the truck wound up crashing into a bridge railing along Interstate 30.