JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 団: "group, association"
The kanji 団 means "group, association". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ダン, トン in on'yomi and かたまり, まる.い 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)
ダントン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かたまりまる.い
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 | group, association |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 213 of 2,501 |
Common words with 団
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 集団group; mass
- 布団futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet · round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
- 団group; body; party; company
- 団体group; party; team · organization; organisation; association; group
- 騎士団order of chivalry; chivalric order
- 団長leader of a group
- 一団body; group; party; gang
- 軍団army corps; corps
- 団子dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); doughboy · ball-shaped object; something round
- 教団religious organization; religious organisation
- 師団(army) division
- 団員group member
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