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Kanji Detail for 丹 - "red, cinnabar, sincere"
丹
- Meaning
丹 means "red, cinnabar, sincere."
Red - A red color.
Cinnabar - A red-colored mineral.
Sincerity - True heart; vital energy.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
rust-colored; red; red lead; pills; sincerity
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Cinnabar. That is, vermilion. Used as pigment in ancient times. All abbreviated as 丹. Such as calling painting 丹青. Such as calling proofreading 丹鉛, 丹黃. | Red color. Ancient palaces were all decorated in red. Hence the palace courtyard is called 丹墀, 丹陛. | A name for medicine. Daoists took substances to seek immortality; their medicines all contained cinnabar, hence called 丹. Later borrowed as a name for pills and powders. Ordinary medicines are also called 丹. | Country name. Abbreviation of Denmark. In northwestern Europe.
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Sentences including 丹
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
昔でいうと、儒者の家へ切支丹の臭いを持ち込むように、私の持って帰るものは父とも母とも調和しなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
せっかく丹精した息子が、自分のいなくなった後で卒業してくれるよりも、丈夫なうちに学校を出てくれる方が親の身になれば嬉しいだろうじゃないか。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ただ、所々｜丹塗の剥げた、大きな円柱に、蟋蟀が一匹とまっている。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
旧記によると、仏像や仏具を打砕いて、その丹がついたり、金銀の箔がついたりした木を、路ばたにつみ重ねて、薪の料に売っていたと云う事である。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
すると、幸い門の上の楼へ上る、幅の広い、これも丹を塗った梯子が眼についた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo