Kanji 旦: daybreak, dawn, morning

Key takeaways

Kanji 旦: daybreak, dawn, morning. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

旦

Meaning

daybreakdawnmorning

On reading

タンダン

Kun reading

あき.らかあきらただしあさあした

Radical

日

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 旦

daybreak, dawn, morning

Kanji structure breakdown

旦

Structure breakdown

日 + 一

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts the sun (日) rising just above the horizon (一). The visual of the sun sitting right on top of the line represents the break of dawn or early morning.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

タン

旦那だんな
husband / master of the house
一旦いったん
once / temporarily / for a moment

Commonly used words

旦那
だんな
husband / master of the house
一旦
いったん
once / temporarily / for a moment

Example sentences

Example 1

だんなは今、仕事中です。

Translation

My husband is working right now.

Example 2

あの家のだんなは優しい人です。

Translation

The master of that house is a kind person.

Example 3

いったん家に帰って休みます。

Translation

I'll go home and rest for a while.

Example 4

いったん話を止めて考えましょう。

Translation

Let's pause the conversation and think for a moment.

Kanji 旦: daybreak, dawn, morning

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

旦那 (だんな): meaning and examples

一旦 (いったん): meaning and examples