daybreak, dawn, morning
On'yomi (音読み)
- タン
- ダン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あき.らか
- あきら
- ただし
- あさ
- あした
About this kanji
The kanji 「旦」 primarily means daybreak or dawn, symbolizing the start of a new day. It is typically used as a noun, although it can appear in various contexts. For example, in the compound 一旦 (いったん), which means 'once,' it indicates a brief moment in time. 元旦 (がんたん) is a notable term for New Year's Day, marking the beginning of the year. Another interesting compound is 旦那 (だんな), which refers to the master of a household or shop. A usage note is that while this kanji is somewhat uncommon in everyday conversation, it carries a sense of new beginnings or transitions.
Example sentences
旦の光に目を覚ました。
I woke up to the morning light.
Meanings across languages
- English
- daybreak, dawn, morning
- Tiếng Việt
- bình minh
- 日本語
- 旦
- 한국어
- 새벽
- 中文
- 晨
- id
- fajar, subuh, pagi
- th
- รุ่งอรุณ, เช้า, ตอนเช้า
- es
- amanecer, madrugada, mañana
- fr
- aurore, aube, matin
- de
- Morgengrauen, Dämmerung, Morgen
- pt
- amanhecer, alvorecer, manhã
Common compounds
- 一旦once, for a short time, briefly
- 元旦New Year's Day, first day of the year, New Year's morning
- 旦那master (of a house, shop, etc.), husband, sir
- 文旦pomelo (Citrus maxima), shaddock
- 旦夕on the brink of, morning and evening, day and night
- 歳旦New Year's morning, morning of New Year's Day, New Year's Day
- 月旦first day of the month, character sketch, comments on personalities
- 震旦China
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