Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

胆: gall bladder, courage

Also: pluck, nerve

JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

月 carries the meaning · 旦 gives the sound

9 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

タンtan · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 大胆だいたんbold; daring; audacious
  • 落胆らくたんdiscouragement; despondency; dejection
  • 胆石たんせきgallstone
  • 胆汁たんじゅうbile; gall
  • 魂胆こんたんulterior motive; plot; scheme

きもkimo · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 胆きもliver; innards

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
月

Also built on meat (月)

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旦

Also built on daybreak (旦)

胆 takes the 旦 family's reading, タン (tan).

Also read タン

22 kanji share this on'yomiAll 22

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
胆 gall bladder · 旦
vs明 bright · 日
胆 has 旦 where 明 has 日.
In ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 膽 · dǎn

Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 胆. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 膽.

Simplified
胆 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
膽 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin dǎn 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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