16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

podium, stage, rostrum, terrace

On'yomi
  • platform ②(ceremonial) mound ③world (of haiku, art, etc.) ④mandala
  • タン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ダンタン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

podium, stage, rostrum
ダン (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
truly, wholly, cordial
タン セン あつ.い (Kentei 1)
rice storehouse(廩) variant
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
-times, round, game
カイ まわ.る エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

dirt mound ②dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room ③platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
Buddhist (household) altar
platform ②(ceremonial) mound ③world (of haiku, art, etc.) ④mandala
(teacher's) platform
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls) ②tiered platform
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References

Unicode hex code 58C7
JIS X 0208 1-35-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1146
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1101
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 754
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 932
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 522
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 682
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 587
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 631
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1384
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2438
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1711
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5528
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1571
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1839
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1990
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1170
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1825
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1440
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 392
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 594
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b13.5
Four corner code 4011.6
De Roo Code 1472