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壇 = 土 + 亠 + 回 + 旦

壇 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “podium”. It is built from 土 (soil), 亠 (lid), 回 (-times) and 旦 (nightbreak). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 631.

Keyword
podium
RTK frame
631
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダン, タン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
подиум
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
壇 altar

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 土 soil
  2. 亠 lid
  3. 回 -times
  4. 旦 nightbreak

How to find 壇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “lid” + “-times”. 壇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壇 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.