檀

17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

cedar, sandalwood, spindle tree

Kun'yomi
  • まゆみ
On'yomi
  • ダン
  • タン

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ダンタン 54.3%
まゆみ 45.7%

Character Breakdown

cedar, sandalwood, spindle tree
ダン　まゆみ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
truly, wholly, cordial
タン　セン　あつ.い (Kentei 1)
rice storehouse(廩) variant
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
-times, round, game
カイ　まわ.る　エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

だん
檀
か
家
family which supports a temple
し
紫
たん
檀
rosewood
びゃく
白
だん
檀
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
こく
黒
たん
檀
ebony
だん
檀
くん
君
mythical founder of Korea
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References

Unicode hex code 6A80
JIS X 0208 1-35-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2386
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2895
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1385
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 743
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1003
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2525
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2585
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2623
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15632
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2128
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a13.11
Four corner code 4091.6