What does kanji 丹 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 丹 is rust-colored.

How is kanji 丹 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 丹 are に; the onyomi readings are タン.

What is the main radical of kanji 丹?

The main radical for kanji 丹 is 丶.

What words use kanji 丹?

Example words that use kanji 丹 include 赤い, 丹精, 丹念, 丹.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

丹

Meaning

Kanji 丹

rust-colored

rust-colored, red, red lead, pills, sincerity

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: に
Onyomi 音読み: タン
Nanori 名乗り: たたみまこと

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1402
Strokes: 4
Radical: 丶
Components: 一 • 丶 • ノ • 亅
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 81 entries that include this kanji.

赤い

あかい

Red

丹精

たんせい

working earnestly

丹念

たんねん

painstaking

丹

に

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

丹花

たんか

red flower

丹絵

たんえ

tan-e

丹後

たんご

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

丹紅

たんこう

red

丹砂

たんしゃ

cinnabar

丹朱

たんしゅ

cinnabar

丹州

たんしゅう

Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)

丹色

にいろ

red

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

丹色の花が咲いている。

Rust-colored flowers are blooming.

彼は丹精込めて料理を作った。

He made the food with great sincerity.

丹念に作られた工芸品。

Crafts made with great care.

この薬は丹薬です。

This medicine is a red lead pill.

丹精を込めた庭づくり。

A garden built with great dedication.