KumiJi Glyph Explorer › Browse
檀 = 木 + 亠 + 回 + 旦
檀 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sandalwood”. It is built from 木 (tree), 亠 (lid), 回 (-times) and 旦 (nightbreak). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2585.
- Keyword
- sandalwood
- RTK frame
- 2585
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ダン, タン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- まゆみ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- cedar, сандаловое дерево
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 檀 sandalwood
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 檀 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “lid” + “-times”. 檀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 檀 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.