JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 檀: "cedar, sandalwood, spindle tree"
The kanji 檀 means "cedar, sandalwood, spindle tree". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ダン, タン in on'yomi and まゆみ 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)
ダンタン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まゆみ
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 | cedar, sandalwood, spindle tree |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2291 of 2,501 |
Common words with 檀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 黒檀ebony
- 檀家family which supports a temple; parishioner
- 白檀Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
- 紫檀rosewood; red sandalwood
- 栴檀chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach) · Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
- 檀徒temple supporter
- 檀那寺one's family temple
- 檀紙fine crepe paper
- 檀越alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
- 栴檀は双葉より芳しgenius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout
- 檀林Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple · Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry)
- 阿檀umbrella tree (Pandanus odorifer); fragrant screw pine; kewda
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