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団

Group
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingダン、トン
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 19

Verbs with «団»

団結する

Meanings

  1. groupRtK
  2. association
  1. body
  2. party
  3. company
  4. troupe

Popular Usage

布団集団座布団団扇劇団

Radicals and components

Radical囗enclosure
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 625

Compound words

布団ふとん
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
集団しゅうだん
group; mass
座布団ざぶとん
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
団子だんご
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); doughboy; ball-shaped object; something round
掛け布団かけぶとん
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter
劇団げきだん
troupe; theatrical company
団扇うちわ
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
一団いちだん
body; group; party; gang; troupe
営団えいだん
corporation; foundation
楽団がくだん
orchestra; band
球団きゅうだん
baseball team
教団きょうだん
religious organization; religious organisation
軍団ぐんだん
army corps; corps
公団こうだん
public corporation; public housing
財団ざいだん
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
師団しだん
(army) division
団員だんいん
group member
団結だんけつ
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together
団体だんたい
group; party; team; organization; organisation
団地だんち
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
団長だんちょう
leader of a group
入団にゅうだん
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
旅団りょだん
brigade
団塊だんかい
mass; lump; clod; clump; nodule

Additional Examples

彼は吹奏楽団に所属しています。
He belongs to the brass band.tatoeba
彼はその慈善団体に多額の金を寄付した。
He contributed a lot of money to the charity.tatoeba
陪審団による有罪評決が大論争の引き金となった。
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.tatoeba
日本人は集団で旅行するのが好きだ。
The Japanese like to travel in groups.tatoeba
団扇と扇子の違い
Difference between Uchiwa fan and Sensu (folding fan)wiki
団扇絵うちわに張られる絵。
Uchiwae: Pictures to be pasted on fans.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Group. 囗 (a circle) + 寸 (hand) — people joining hands in a circle.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 団

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step