団
団·group, body, round
- On-yomi
- ダントン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 団体 | だんたい | organization, group |
| 布団 | ふとん | futon |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | group, crowd |
| 団地 | だんち | housing complex |
Example sentences
毎晩、布団で寝ています。
まいばん、ふとんでねています。
I sleep on a futon every night.
団体で予約すると安くなります。
だんたいでよやくするとやすくなります。
It becomes cheaper if you book as a group.
子どものころ、古い団地に住んでいた。
こどものころ、ふるいだんちにすんでいた。
When I was a child I lived in an old housing complex.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 布団 as *ふだん — the トン reading gives ふとん
- Confusing 団地 (a housing estate) with 土地 (land)
Memory aid
Picture it
A hand's measure (寸) shut inside a box (囗) — people enclosed together as one body.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 座布団ざぶとんfloor cushion
- 団地だんちhousing complex, apartment estate
- 掛け布団かけぶとんcomforter, duvet, top futon
- 敷布団しきぶとんfuton mattress, bottom futon
- 布団ふとんfuton, bedding
- 団体だんたいgroup, organization
- 応援団おうえんだんcheering squad
- 集団しゅうだんgroup, body of people, mass
- 劇団げきだんtheatrical company, troupe
- 公団こうだんpublic corporation
- 団結だんけつunity; union; solidarity
- 団扇うちわround paper fan (non-folding)
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