丹
丹·rust-colored, red, red lead
- On-yomi
- たん
- Kun-yomi
- に
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丹念 | たんねん | painstaking, careful |
| 丹精 | たんせい | working at something with devoted care |
| 牡丹 | ぼたん | tree peony |
| 丹念に | たんねんに | carefully, painstakingly |
Example sentences
資料を丹念に調べた。
しりょうをたんねんにしらべた。
I went through the materials painstakingly.
祖母が丹精込めて育てた花だ。
そぼがたんせいこめてそだてたはなだ。
These are flowers my grandmother raised with devoted care.
庭に大きな牡丹が咲いている。
にわにおおきなぼたんがさいている。
A large peony is blooming in the garden.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 牡丹 as ぼたん but writing it 牡団
- Treating the 'red' sense as current; in modern Japanese 丹 mostly carries the idea of devoted care (丹念, 丹精)
Memory aid
Picture it
A small box with a dot inside: the cinnabar ore dug out and kept — the source of a vivid red pigment.
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