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Kanji Detail for 旦 - "dawn, morning"

旦

  • Meaning

    旦 means "dawn, morning." Also associated with tomorrow.

    1. Dawn - Daybreak; the break of day; sunrise.

    2. Morning - The early part of the day.

  • Words using 旦

    • 一旦 いったん Listen once; for a short time; briefly
    • 元旦 がんたん Listen New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning

  • Four-character idioms with 旦

    • 一旦緩急 いったんかんきゅう Listen (when) danger threatens; should an emergency occur
    • 人物月旦 じんぶつげったん Listen character sketch; comments on personalities

  • Tattoo check: 旦

    • Verified meaning: dawn, morning
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, あさ, あさけ)
    • Also carries these associations: tomorrow

    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 旦

    Given names 旦(あき)Listen 旦(あきら)Listen 旦(あさ)Listen 旦(あさけ)Listen 旦(あした)Listen 旦(たん)Listen 旦(のぼる)Listen 旦(はじむ)Listen

    Surnames 旦(いく)Listen 旦(ただし)Listen 旦(だん)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    daybreak; dawn; morning

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    dawn; morning; day

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    dawn; morning; day

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

    Early. Dawn is called 旦. Such as 平旦, meaning early morning. Also 旦夕, meaning morning and evening. | A role name in theater. Song dynasty variety plays had 裝旦, meaning to disguise as a woman. Now all roles playing women are generally called 旦.

  • Onyomi

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    dan(ダン) ダン

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

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    aki.raka(あきらか) あきらか

    akira(あきら) あきら

    asa(あさ) あさ

    ashita(あした) あした

    tadashi(ただ-し) ただ-し

  • Strokes

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    5 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    dawn morning tomorrow sunrise daybreak awakening beginning daylight early first light start

Sentences including 旦

  • He is my husband.

  • Yes, master.

  • Where's your husband?

  • Tom is my younger sister's husband.

  • The train stopped for a moment.

  • My husband is a good man.

  • New Year's Day is the key to the year.

  • Tom is my younger sister's husband.

  • Her husband is a happy man.

  • Mary is older than her husband.

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