Hanja Analyzer
耽

耽 — tam

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
즐길 탐
Romanization
tam
English
indulge in; be negligent
Mandarin
dān
Japanese on'yomi
タン, トン
Japanese kun'yomi
ふけ.る
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Strokes
10
Radical
耳 (128, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
冗
Unicode
U+803D

Parts that make up 耽

  • 耳 귀 이 귀귀와 듣는 일
  • 冘 머뭇거릴 유, 갈 유 어깨에 짐을 멘 사람‘침·유’ 계열의 소리

How 耽 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 耽 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 耳, 冘.

Korean example words with 耽

  • 탐락耽樂 Korean gloss: 정신이 빠질 정도로 즐김
  • 탐닉하다耽溺 Korean gloss: 어떤 일을 몹시 즐겨서 거기에 빠지다
  • 탐독하다耽讀 Korean gloss: 어떤 글이나 책 따위를 유달리 즐겨 읽다
  • 탐혹하다耽惑 Korean gloss: 어떤 사물에 마음이 빠져 정신이 흐려지다
  • 탐독가耽讀家 Korean gloss: 어떤 글이나 책 따위를 열중하여 읽거나 유달리 즐겨 읽는 사람
  • 탐미耽味 Korean gloss: 깊이 맛봄.
  • 탐색耽色 Korean gloss: 여색을 몹시 좋아함.
  • 탐라耽羅 Korean gloss: ‘제주도’의 옛 이름.
  • 탐미적耽美的 Korean gloss: 아름다움을 추구하여 거기에 빠지거나 깊이 즐기는. 또는 그런 것
  • 탐탐耽耽 Korean gloss: 위엄 있게 주시하고 있는 모양.
  • 심탐하다深耽 Korean gloss: 어떤 일에 지나치게 마음이 쏠려 깊이 빠지다.
  • 황탐하다荒耽 Korean gloss: 술이나 계집 따위에 빠져서 정신을 못 차리다.

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

Japanese words with 耽

  • 耽るふける to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by
  • 耽美たんび aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
  • 耽溺たんでき indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
  • 耽読たんどく absorption in reading
  • 耽楽たんらく indulging in pleasure; giving oneself up to enjoyment
  • 耽美的たんびてき aesthetic; esthetic
  • 耽美派たんびは aesthetic school
  • 耽美主義たんびしゅぎ aestheticism
  • 耽溺生活たんできせいかつ a fast (dissolute) life; a life of follies; a life given to dissolute pleasures

Characters sharing the phonetic 冗

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

Other hanja read “탐”

Other hanja with radical 耳

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