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団

group, association

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 500Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • ダン
  • トン

Kun'yomi

  • かたまり
  • まる.い

Meaning

団 centers on a collective unit: a group of people or an organized association. The idea is of something gathered together into a defined whole.

Most common words using 団

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  • 団体だんたい
    N3

    group; party; team

  • 集団しゅうだん
    N3

    group; mass

  • 布団ふとん
    N5

    futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet

  • 軍団ぐんだん

    army corps; corps

  • 財団ざいだん

    foundation (institution); syndicate; group

  • 球団きゅうだん

    baseball team

  • 団長だんちょう

    leader of a group

  • 劇団げきだん
    N1

    troupe; theatrical company

  • 暴力団ぼうりょくだん

    bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza

  • 団地だんち
    N2

    multi-unit apartments; apartment complex

  • 教団きょうだん

    religious organization; religious organisation

  • 団結だんけつ
    N1

    unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up

  • 楽団がくだん

    orchestra; band

  • 入団にゅうだん

    joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment

  • 師団しだん

    (army) division

  • 座布団ざぶとん
    N3

    zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

  • 団塊だんかい

    mass; lump; clod; clump

  • 旅団りょだん

    brigade

  • 退団たいだん

    leaving (a group, team, etc.)

  • 団員だんいん

    group member

  • 団扇うちわ
    N1

    uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

  • 一団いちだん

    body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

  • 公団こうだん
    N1

    public corporation

  • 敷き布団しきぶとん
    N1

    futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

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Etymology

団 is the modern simplified form of 團. The older form combines 囗 (enclosure) with 專, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of something gathered or concentrated. The modern 寸 is a simplification of the inner component.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer enclosure 囗 represents a boundary, and inside is 寸, which can be thought of as a hand gathering things. Picture a hand gathering people inside a defined space to form a group or association.

Reading mnemonic

For ダン, imagine a group forming a circle and chanting 'dan, dan, dan' as they unite. The sound 'dan' cues ダン while the group gathers together.