漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
旦: daybreak, dawn
Also: morning
JLPT N15 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
日 carries the meaning · 一 is drawn in
5 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
タンtan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 一旦いったんonce
- 元旦がんたんNew Year's Day; first day of the year
ダンdan · on'yomi
- 旦那だんなmaster (of a house, shop, etc.)
Also read あきらか, あきら, ただし, あさ, あした, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
旦 gives its sound to
The family reading is タン (tan). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Also read ダン
11 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side旦 daybreak · 日 + 一
vs亘 span · 二 + 旦In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · dàn
Same form: 旦 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 旦 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 旦 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin dàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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