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Kanji Detail for 壇 - "platform, altar"

壇

  • Meaning

    壇 means "platform, altar." Also associated with community.

    1. Altar - A raised platform for religious ceremonies.

    2. Platform - An elevated stage for speaking or performing.

    3. Community - A group of experts in a field.

  • Words using 壇

    • 土壇場 どたんば Listen last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
    • 壇上 だんじょう Listen on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
    • 教壇 きょうだん Listen (teacher's) platform; podium; dais
    • 演壇 えんだん Listen rostrum; platform
    • 祭壇 さいだん Listen altar
    • 仏壇 ぶつだん Listen Buddhist (household) altar
    • 文壇 ぶんだん Listen literary world; literary circles
    • 花壇 かだん Listen flower bed

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    • Verified meaning: platform, altar
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いじま, いた, いだ, いのしま)
    • Also carries these associations: community

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 壇

    Given names 壇(だん)Listen 壇(まゆみ)Listen

    Surnames 壇(いじま)Listen 壇(いた)Listen 壇(いだ)Listen 壇(いのしま)Listen 壇(いのじま)Listen 壇(いのた)Listen 壇(いのだ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    podium; stage; rostrum; terrace

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    altar; arena, examination hall

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    altar; arena; examination hall

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Selecting level ground and filling it with earth. | Anciently, major events often had altars set up. Such as for sacrifices, audiences, and appointing generals and ministers. Like what is now called 壇場 (platform).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    dan(ダン) ダン

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    altar platform community podium stage dais lectern pedestal pulpit raised rostrum religious ceremonies

Sentences including 壇

  • This is his eleventh hour.

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