Hanja Analyzer
坦

坦 — tan

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
평탄할 탄
Romanization
tan
English
flat, smooth; self-possessed
Mandarin
tǎn
Japanese on'yomi
タン
Japanese kun'yomi
たいら
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Strokes
8
Radical
土 (32, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
旦
Unicode
U+5766

Parts that make up 坦

  • 土 흙 토, 뿌리 두 땅 위에 쌓인 흙더미흙·땅과 그 위에 세운 것
  • 旦 아침 단sound 지평선 위로 올라온 해아침. 소리로도 쓴다

How 坦 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 坦 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 土, 旦.

Korean example words with 坦

  • 순탄하다順坦 Korean gloss: 삶 따위가 아무 탈 없이 순조롭다
  • 탄탄하다坦坦 Korean gloss: 장래가 아무 어려움 없이 순탄하다
  • 평탄지平坦地 Korean gloss: 평평한 지대
  • 평탄부平坦部 Korean gloss: 땅이 평평한 부분
  • 평탄성平坦性 Korean gloss: 바닥이나 표면 등이 평평한 정도
  • 평탄화平坦化 Korean gloss: 일이 순조롭게 되어 나가게 됨. 또는 그렇게 되게 함
  • 탄도坦途 Korean gloss: 평탄한 길.
  • 우탄牛坦 Korean gloss: 소를 잡는 백정.
  • 탄회坦懷 Korean gloss: 거리낌이 없는 마음.
  • 평탄平坦 Korean gloss: 일이 순조롭게 되어 나감.
  • 탄백坦白 Korean gloss: 숨김없이 있는 그대로 말함.
  • 탄보坦步 Korean gloss: 평지를 걷는 것처럼 태연히 걸음.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 坦

  • 平坦へいたん even; flat; level
  • 坦々たんたん level; even; flat
  • 坦懐たんかい level emotion; frankness
  • 平坦地へいたんち flat plot of land; level land; flat terrain
  • 虚心坦懐きょしんたんかい with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve
  • 平坦加群へいたんかぐん flat module
  • 亜富汗斯坦アフガニスタン Afghanistan

Characters sharing the phonetic 旦

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “탄”

Other hanja with radical 土

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