Usage patterns 団だん を 結けっ 成せい する to form a group/troupe
They formed a new theater troupe.
団だん を 率ひき いる to lead a group/delegation
She led the delegation to America.
団だん に 入はい る to join a group/troupe
He joined the volunteer fire brigade.
Related words グループ is a general loanword for any group or set, while 団 implies a more formal, organized body with a specific purpose.
隊 is used for military or disciplined units like 部隊 , while 団 is broader and covers civilian organizations, troupes, or delegations.
団 denotes an organized group or corps, whereas 勢 emphasizes the collective force or presence of a group, often in rivalry or contest.
Don't confuse with 段 (だん ) means a step, level, or paragraph, and is easily confused with 団 (だん ) purely by sound since the meanings are unrelated.
Word family· 107 group; party; team · organization; association; body
group; mass; collective body
army corps; corps
foundation; syndicate; group
baseball team; professional baseball club
Show 25 more Show fewer group leader; head of a delegation
theatre troupe; theatrical company; acting company
organized crime group; yakuza organization; crime syndicate
apartment complex; housing estate; multi-unit residential development
religious organization; religious order
dango; sweet dumpling · ball-shaped object; round thing · lump; bunch; tight crowd · dango (Go); inefficient clump of stones
unity; solidarity; banding together
corporation; association
orchestra; band; musical ensemble
joining a group; enrollment in a team/organization
division (military)
army corps
fleet; convoy; group of ships
mass; lump; clod; clump · nodule · baby boom generation; baby boomers born in 1947-1949
brigade
leaving a group; withdrawal from a team
group member; member of a troupe, corps, or organization
group; body; party
public corporation · public housing
foreign-settlement corporation
population; universe; parent set
denouement; grand finale; conclusion
midfield; middle of the pack
star cluster
sitting together in a circle; happy family gathering; harmonious get-together
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Written forms 団だん Usage 99%
Standard kanji form for 'group' or 'organization'. Used as a standalone noun and as a suffix in compound words.
だん Usage 1%
Etymology The kanji 団 originally meant 'round' or 'circle', and by extension came to represent a gathered group or organization. The reading だん is the on'yomi.
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