noun

  1. platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit.
  2. (ceremonial) mound.

noun used as a suffix

  1. world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles.

noun

Archaism.
  1. mandala.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

podium, stage, rostrum
ダン (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (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)