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丹

rust-colored
Stroke count: 4

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. rust-colored
    彼女はかごの中のぶどうを丹念に選んでいる。She is picking over a basket of grapes.tatoeba
    私は伊丹十三監督の全ての映画が好きです。I like all films that Juzo Itami directs.tatoeba
  2. red
  3. red lead
  4. pills
  5. sincerity
  6. cinnabarRtK
  1. red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium)
  2. vermilion

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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rust colored · ship´s funnel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2196

Compound words

丹精たんせい
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
丹念たんねん
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed
牡丹ぼたん
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
仙丹せんたん
elixir (of life)
丹いあかい
red
丹砂たんしゃ
cinnabar
丹朱たんしゅ
cinnabar
丹誠たんせい
working earnestly
丹碧たんぺき
red and green
丹礬たんばん
blue vitriol
旃丹しんたん
China
牡丹杏ぼたんきょう
variety of Japanese plum
牡丹餅ぼたもち
adzuki bean-covered mochi
切支丹キリシタン
Christianity (in feudal Japan)
切死丹キリシタン
Christianity (in feudal Japan)
丹頂鶴たんちょうづる
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
牡丹鸚哥ぼたんいんこ
lovebird (esp. Lilian's lovebird, Agapornis lilianae)
鬼理死丹キリシタン
Christianity (in feudal Japan)
吉利支丹キリシタン
Christianity (in feudal Japan)
天竺牡丹てんじくぼたん
dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)
喇叭雲丹らっぱうに
flower urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus)
臍下丹田せいかたんでん
pit of the stomach
紫紺野牡丹しこんのぼたん
princess-flower (Tibouchina urvilleana)
立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花たてばしゃくやくすわればぼたんあるくすがたはゆりのはな
beautiful appearance of a woman

Additional Examples

牡丹餅で腰打つ。
His bread is buttered on both sides.tatoeba
医者が患者を丹念に診察したおかげで、患者はどんどんよくなった。
The doctor's careful examination of the patient brought about his speedy recovery.tatoeba

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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