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但

however
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingタン
Kun readingただ.し
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. howeverRtK
  2. but
  1. ordinary
  2. common
  3. usual
  4. free of charge
  5. unaffected

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · nightbreak · sun (日) · day (日) · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1026

Compound words

但しただし
but; however; provided that
但書ただしがき
proviso
但馬たじま
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
但し書ただしがき
proviso
但書きただしがき
proviso
但馬牛たじまうし
Tajima cattle (breed of black Wagyu cattle)
播但線ばんたんせん
Bantan Line (Hyogo Prefecture)
但し書きただしがき
proviso
但し付きただしづき
conditional

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 但

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