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旦 — Daybreak

JLPT N15 strokesSecondary school
daybreak, dawn, morning
On’yomiタン (tan)
On’yomiダン (dan)
Kun’yomiあきらか (akiraka)
Kun’yomiあきら (akira)
Kun’yomiただし (tadashi)
Kun’yomiあさ (asa)
Kun’yomiあした (ashita)

Stroke order (5 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5

Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).

Common words using 旦

WordReadingMeaning
一旦いったん
ittan
once; for a short time; briefly
元旦がんたん
gantan
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning
旦那だんな
danna
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir

Study notes

旦 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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