noun

  1. master (of a house, shop, etc.).
  2. husband. Familiar language.
  3. sir, boss, master, governor. Used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status.
  4. patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy.
  5. Buddhist term.alms, almsgiving, almsgiver. Orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
旦那 だんな
檀那 だんな

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
what?
ナ ダ なに (11th, N1)
tender, weak, gradually alternating
ゼン ネン あや.うい
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)