檀

cedar; sandalwood; spindle tree

17 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2291.

Readings

• ダン (on reading): 檀家 (だんか) family which supports a temple; 檀林 (だんりん) Buddhist center for study and meditation
• タン (on reading): 黒檀 (こくたん) ebony; 紫檀 (したん) rosewood
• まゆみ (kun reading)

Components

• 木
• 亶
• 一 radical one
• 亠 radical lid
• 口 radical mouth
• 日 radical sun; day
• 木 radical tree

Words using 檀

• 檀家 (だんか) family which supports a temple
• 檀林 (だんりん) Buddhist center for study and meditation
• 栴檀 (せんだん) chinaberry
• 檀越 (だんおつ) alms-giver
• 白檀 (びゃくだん) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
• 黒檀 (こくたん) ebony
• 紫檀 (したん) rosewood
• 閻浮檀金 (えんぶだごん) pure gold

19 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists