What does kanji 簞 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 簞 is small bamboo basket for holding.

How is kanji 簞 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 簞 are はこ; the onyomi readings are タン.

What words use kanji 簞?

Example words that use kanji 簞 include 箪笥, 箪食, 箪食瓢飲, 箪食壺漿.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

簞

Meaning

Kanji 簞

small bamboo basket for holding

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はこ
Onyomi 音読み: タン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 箪 (Legal Form)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 18
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 蟬 • 禪 • 繟 • 襌 • 癉 • 單 • 僤

Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 7 entries that include this kanji.

箪笥

たんす

chest of drawers

箪食

たんし

bamboo dish of rice

箪食瓢飲

たんしひょういん

simple food and drink

箪食壺漿

たんしこしょう

receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops)

一箪

いったん

bamboo utensil (for holding food)

一箪の食一瓢の飲

いったんのしいっぴょうのいん

simple food and drink

瓢箪から駒

ひょうたんからこま

something impossible

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は瓢簞を買った。

He bought a gourd.

古い簞笥を修理した。

I repaired the old chest of drawers.

一簞の食を分け合った。

We shared a small basket of food.

まさに瓢簞から駒が出たような出来事だ。

It was a truly unexpected turn of events.

洋服を簞笥にしまう。

I put the clothes away in the wardrobe.