檀
檀 — dan
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
Parts that make up 檀
How 檀 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 檀 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 木, 亶.
Korean example words with 檀
- 단궁檀弓 Korean gloss: 박달나무로 만든 활의 하나
- 자단紫檀 Korean gloss: 콩과의 상록 활엽 교목. 높이는 10미터 이상이며 잎은 어긋나고 겹잎으로 원형 또는 넓은 타원형이다. 나무껍질이 자줏빛이고 여
- 축단하다築檀 Korean gloss: 단을 쌓다
- 황단색黃檀色 Korean gloss: 흙빛을 띤 노란색
- 자단향紫檀香 Korean gloss: 자단을 잘게 깎아서 만든 향. 불에 피우기도 하고 약으로 쓰기도 한다
- 단도檀徒 Korean gloss: 시주하는 사람들.
- 단원檀園 Korean gloss: ‘김홍도’의 호.
- 단향檀香 Korean gloss: 단향목으로 된 목재.
- 사단寺檀 Korean gloss: 절과 시주하는 신도.
- 단가檀家 Korean gloss: 절에 시주하는 사람의 집.
- 단국檀國 Korean gloss: 우리나라의 상고 시대 이름.
- 단두檀頭 Korean gloss: 한 절에 딸린 단월(檀越)의 우두머리.
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 檀
- 黒檀こくたん ebony
- 檀君だんくん mythical founder of Korea
- 白檀びゃくだん Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
- 紫檀したん rosewood; red sandalwood
- 檀徒だんと temple supporter
- 檀家だんか family which supports a temple; parishioner
- 小檀こまゆみ spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)
- 栴檀せんだん chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
- 檀尻だんじり decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals
- 檀越だんおつ alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
- 阿檀あだん umbrella tree (Pandanus odorifer); fragrant screw pine; kewda
- 檀林だんりん Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple
Characters sharing the phonetic 亶
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 木
Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences