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旦

daybreak
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingタン、ダン
Kun readingあき.らか、あきら、ただし、あさ、あした
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. daybreak
    年老いた旦那は身を乗り出して、やさしい口調で妻に聞いた。The old man leaned forward and asked his wife with a soft voice.tatoeba
    旦那様をしっかり捕まえていなさい。Hold onto your husband.tatoeba
  2. dawn
  3. morning
  4. nightbreakRtK
  1. master (of a house, shop, etc.)
  2. husband
  3. sir
  4. boss
  5. master

Popular Usage

一旦

Radicals and components

Radical日sun
Components
How it's built
旦
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 30

Compound words

一旦いったん
once; for a short time; briefly; temporarily; one morning
元旦がんたん
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
旦那だんな
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; master
旦夕たんせき
on the brink of
文旦ぶんたん
pomelo (Citrus maxima)
若旦那わかだんな
young master
大旦那おおだんな
(one's) father-in-law
旦つくだんつく
husband
巴旦杏はたんきょう
plum
复旦大学ふくたんだいがく
Fudan University (China)
命旦夕に迫るめいたんせきにせまる
to be on the brink of death

Additional Examples

旦那も子供の引き取り権を望んでいた。
Her husband also wanted custody of the children.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 旦

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