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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 欄 has 20 strokes and denotes a space set aside for written or printed content.
• Basic usage: 欄 is read らん, and 空欄 is read くうらん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Fields in forms and sections in newspapers
  • 住所欄 is an address field, while 文化欄 is a newspaper section for cultural content.
• Keeping a field blank
  • 空欄のまま提出した means submitting something with a field left blank.
  • のまま indicates that the preceding state remains unchanged.