Keyword
start of a day
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig30
Readings
だん
(68%)
たん
(31%)
Composed of
sun
one
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a sun rising over the horizon which signifies the start of a day.

Used in kanji (15 in total)
gain
quantity
midday
to shoulder
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
Examples (19 in total)
What do you call your husband at home?
He'll become a good husband.
Her husband is one of my friends.
Do you still love your husband?
Where's your husband?
Do you often lie to your husband?
My husband is a good man.
Mary's husband is a friend of mine.
Mary is older than her husband.
The train stopped for a moment.
Tom asked Mary what her husband's name was.
Tom is Mary's husband.
Tom is my younger sister's husband.
Mary's husband is named Tom.
Mary's husband's name is Tom.
The old man leaned forward and asked his wife with a soft voice.
Her husband also wanted custody of the children.
On New Year's Day, many people visit neighborhood shrines.
Tom is your husband's middle name, isn't it?