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丹
丹
4 strokes
Frequency: 1402
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

rust-colored
red
red lead
pills
sincerity

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
に
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
た
たみ
まこと

Common Words

赤い
紅い
あかい
朱い
～い Adj.
Freq #634
1

Esp. 紅い for scarlet, 朱い for vermilion

red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion

Examples
彼女は赤いスカートをはいていた。
She was wearing a red skirt.
2

Colloquial

Red; communist

丹念
たんねん
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #12711
1

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

Examples
この本は丹念に読まなければならない。
This book should be read with diligence.
巴丹
ばたん
バタン
Noun
Freq #16585
1

cockatoo

丹
に
Noun
Freq #23215
1

red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

ぼたん
牡丹
ぼうたん
ボタン
Noun
Freq #23652
1

Word usually written using kana alone

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

2

ぼたん only

wild boar (meat)

丹精
丹誠
たんせい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #32262
1

working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

Examples
丹精をこめてつくったこの美しい織物をごらんください。
Take a look at this beautiful embroidery made with great effort.
丹波
たんば
Noun
Freq #34562
1

Historical term

Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

丹後
たんご
Noun
Freq #46816
1

Historical term

Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

キリシタン
《 切支丹 》
《 吉利支丹 》
《 切死丹 》
《 鬼理死丹 》
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #51491
1

Historical term

Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian

丹田
たんでん
Noun
Freq #53378
1

point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)

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