担 — dan

Parts that make up 担

How 担 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 担 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 旦.

Japanese words with 担

• 担当たんとう being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
• 負担ふたん burden; load; responsibility
• 担当者たんとうしゃ person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
• 担保たんぽ security; guarantee; collateral
• 分担ぶんたん taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment
• 担任たんにん being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher
• 担い手にないて bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility
• 加担かたん support; participation; assistance
• 担ぎかつぎ carrier
• 担架たんか stretcher; litter; gurney
• 担ぐかつぐ to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position
• 担うになう to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear

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 “단”

Other hanja with radical 手