団

音読おんよみ: ダン

訓読くんよみ: (なし)

画数かくすう: 6 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 囗(くにがまえ)

Meaning

Group, organization, team, association. - often appears in compound words referring to collective or organized entities.


  • 団体だんたい — organization, group
  • 集団しゅうだん — group, mass
  • 軍団ぐんだん — army corps
  • 楽団がくだん — orchestra
  • 劇団げきだん — theatrical troupe
  • 団結だんけつ — unity, solidarity

The character 団 originally includes the radical 囗 (enclosure) and a phonetic element 專. The shape suggests something rounded or enclosed, representing a cluster or group. The 教育漢字 (kyōiku kanji) version simplifies the form.

この団体だんたい環境かんきょうまもるために 活動かつどうしています。
This organization is working to protect the environment.

かれ劇団げきだん所属しょぞくしている。
He belongs to a theater troupe.

This kanji uses the on-yomi ダン. It frequently appears in compound nouns to refer to various types of groups, associations, or collective efforts.

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