JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 旦: "daybreak, dawn, morning"
The kanji 旦 means "daybreak, dawn, morning". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タン, ダン in on'yomi and あき.らか, あきら, ただし, あさ, あした in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タンダン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あき.らかあきらただしあさあした
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | daybreak, dawn, morning |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 旦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 一旦once · for a short time; briefly; temporarily
- 旦那master (of a house, shop, etc.) · husband
- 旦那様husband · master (of a house, shop, etc.)
- 若旦那young master; young gentleman
- 元旦New Year's Day; first day of the year · New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
- 大旦那(one's) father-in-law · (one's) employer; master
- 元旦那ex-husband; former husband
- 旦那衆gents; gentlemen
- 旦夕on the brink of · morning and evening; day and night
- 巴旦杏plum; almond
- 一年の計は元旦にありthe whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
- 月旦first day of the month · character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
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