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丹

丹 — rust-colored, red, red lead

On
タン
Kun
に
Strokes
4
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 丹

  • 丹念たんねんpainstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborateCommon

    この本は丹念に読まなければならない。
    This book should be read with diligence.

  • 丹精たんせいworking earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; painsCommon

    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.

  • 牡丹ぼたんtree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutanOccasional
  • 丹波たんばTanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka p…Occasional
  • 伊勢丹いせたんIsetan (department store)Occasional
  • 丹にred earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilionRare
  • 丹たんcinnabar; vermilion (mercury sulfide); red lead (trilead tetroxide)Rare
  • 書丹しょたんwriting an inscription on a stone monument (e.g. before carving it)Rare
  • 青丹あおにgreenish-black earthRare
  • 赤丹あかにredRare
  • 丹州たんしゅうTanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)Rare
  • 両丹りょうたんRyōtan (region in Kansai corresponding to the two historical provinces of Tanba…Rare
  • 丹塗りにぬりpainting red; vermillion lacqueringRare
  • 丹紅たんこうred; deep red; crimsonRare
  • 黄丹おうだんorange color traditionally worn by the crown princeRare
  • 丹砂たんしゃcinnabarRare
  • 甲比丹カピタンchief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima)Rare
  • 丹桂たんけいgolden osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)Rare
  • 丹朱たんしゅcinnabar; vermilionRare
  • 伊丹市立美術館いたみしりつびじゅつかんItami City Museum of ArtRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 47 words that use 丹.

  • 丹念 たんねん painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
  • 丹精 たんせい working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
  • 丹波 たんば Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka p…
  • 伊勢丹 いせたん Isetan (department store)
  • 丹 に red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

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