耽 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「耳」
道準1University / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「耳」
- On
- タン
- Kun
- ふけ.る
- Meaning
- to be absorbed in
Origin
Ear 耳 with 冘 as phonetic: to lean one's ear in and lose oneself in something.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 耽溺たんでき
indulgence; addiction
- 耽美たんび
aestheticism
Example
読書に耽って夜を明かしてしまった。
I was so absorbed in reading that I stayed up all night.
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