旦
旦 — Daybreak
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)
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
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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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