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檀 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「木」

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On
ダン・タンだん・たん · dan · tan
Kun
まゆみmayumi
Meaning
sandalwood; patron

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

木 "tree" with 亶 as phonetic: the fragrant tree; also used to transcribe a Sanskrit word for a donor.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 檀家だんか

    a temple’s supporting family

  • 白檀びゃくだん

    sandalwood

More words with this kanji

  • 栴檀せんだん
  • 栴檀林せんだんりん
  • 紫檀したん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

寺(てら)の檀家(だんか)として法要(ほうよう)に出(で)た。

As a supporting family of the temple, we attended the memorial service.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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