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旦

JLPT N1 · 5 strokes

The kanji 旦 — “dawn”

旦 means dawn and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 5 strokes and uses the sun / day radical (日).

Stroke order · 5 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): タン、ダン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): あき(らか)、あきら、ただし
Radical: 日 · sun / day
Strokes: 5

How to remember 旦

The sun (日) above the horizon line (一) — dawn. 元旦 is New Year's morning; interestingly, 旦那 means 'husband'!

Example words with 旦

On'yomi readings

元旦がんたんNew Year's morning
旦那だんなhusband (casual)

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