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What is the Kanji for 'Cinnabar' and 'Rust colored'? | 丹

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Cinnabar' and 'Rust colored', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Cinnabar' and 'Rust colored' is 丹.

    kanji

    丹

    Meaning

    Cinnabar, Rust colored

    Reading

    kunyomiに

    ni

    onyomiたん

    tan

    Parts

    冂Enclosure 丶Dot

    Radical

    丶

    Stroke Count

    4

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1044

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 丹

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    冂

    Meaning

    Enclosure

    radical

    丶

    Meaning

    Dot

Kanji Related to 丹 Through the Part 冂

These 14 kanji contain the part 冂 as well.

    kanji

    高

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

    kanji

    口

    Meaning

    Mouth

    kanji

    南

    Meaning

    South

    kanji

    岡

    Meaning

    Hill

    kanji

    皿

    Meaning

    Plate

    kanji

    両

    Meaning

    Both

    kanji

    周

    Meaning

    Circumference

    kanji

    角

    Meaning

    Corner, Angle

    kanji

    同

    Meaning

    Same

    kanji

    円

    Meaning

    Circle, Yen

    kanji

    冊

    Meaning

    Book, Volume

    kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

    kanji

    雨

    Meaning

    Rain

    kanji

    繭

    Meaning

    Cocoon

Kanji Related to 丹 Through the Part 丶

These 20 kanji contain the part 丶 as well.

    kanji

    永

    Meaning

    Eternity

    kanji

    夜

    Meaning

    Night

    kanji

    犬

    Meaning

    Dog

    kanji

    良

    Meaning

    Good

    kanji

    凡

    Meaning

    Common

    kanji

    虫

    Meaning

    Insect

    kanji

    夕

    Meaning

    Evening

    kanji

    寸

    Meaning

    Measurement

    kanji

    氷

    Meaning

    Ice

    kanji

    心

    Meaning

    Heart

    kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

    kanji

    刃

    Meaning

    Blade

    kanji

    主

    Meaning

    Master

    kanji

    太

    Meaning

    Thick, Fat

    kanji

    丼

    Meaning

    Rice bowl

    kanji

    丸

    Meaning

    Round

    kanji

    州

    Meaning

    State

    kanji

    母

    Meaning

    Mother

    kanji

    雨

    Meaning

    Rain

    kanji

    玉

    Meaning

    Ball, Jewel

Learn the Kanji 丹

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 丹 mean?

丹 means 'Cinnabar' and 'Rust colored'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.