壇
podium, stage, rostrum, terrace
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
16 / 16
Information
Vocabulary
ダン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 演壇 | エンダン | rostrum; platform |
| 教壇 | キョウダン | (teacher's) platform; podium; dais |
| 祭壇 | サイダン | altar |
| 仏壇 | ブツダン | Buddhist (household) altar |
| 文壇 | ブンダン | literary world; literary circles |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壇 | だん | platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; mandala |
| 土壇場 | どたんば | last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period |
| ひな壇 | ひなだん | tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery |
| 演壇に登る | えんだんにのぼる | to mount the platform |
| 壇ノ浦の戦い | だんのうらのたたかい | Battle of Dan-no-ura (final battle of the Genpei War; 1185) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
増
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Grade 5JLPT 3
垣
hedge, fence, wall
Grade 8JLPT 1
槽
vat, tub, tank
Grade 8JLPT 1
昔
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Grade 3JLPT 3
曹
office, official, comrade, fellow
Grade 8JLPT 1
暮
evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time
Grade 6JLPT 3
著
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
Grade 6JLPT 2
境
boundary, border, region
Grade 5JLPT 2
黄
yellow
Grade 2JLPT 2
塩
salt
Grade 4JLPT 2