胆 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. きも。消化器官のひとつであり、消化液胆液を分泌する臓器。胆嚢。
2. きも。近代医学以前において、精神力をつかさどるとされた臓器。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「肉」 + 音符「旦」。「膽」の音符を入れ替えた異体字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

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gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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On (Sino-Japanese)

• タンJHS

Kun (native)

• きも

Nanori (used in names)

• い
• まこと

Other languages

• 拼音dan3
• 한글dan
• Hán-ViệtĐảm

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infoBasics

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

肉(にく)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+80C6

grid_viewComponents

• 一いち
• 日ひ
• 月つき

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月旦

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 胆石たんせき胆嚢や胆管に胆汁が固まってできる石。gallstone
• 胆汁たんじゅう肝臓で生成される、脂肪を消化する消化液。胆液。bile, gall
• 胆いきも。消化器官のひとつであり、消化液胆液を分泌する臓器。胆嚢。 きも。近代医学以前において、精神力をつかさどるとされた臓器。gallbladder, liver
• 胆嚢たんのう内臓のひとつ。肝臓で生成される胆汁を貯蔵する。gallbladder, gall bladder
• 胆力たんりょく物怖じしない気力。度胸。courage, nerve, grit
• 胆略たんりゃくcourage and resourcefulness
• 胆気たんきcourage, guts, nerves of steel
• 胆管たんかん輸胆管。bile duct
• 胆礬たんばんblue vitriol, chalcanthite
• 胆汁質たんじゅうしつcholeric temperament
• 胆石症たんせきしょう胆嚢や輸胆管に胆石ができることで生じる病気。cholelithiasis, gallstones
• 胆嚢炎たんのうえん細菌感染、胆石症などにより胆嚢に起こる炎症。cholecystitis, inflammation of the gallbladder
• 胆汁酸たんじゅうさん動物の肝臓でつくられる胆汁の主成分となる酸の一つ。bile acid
• 胆管炎たんかんえんcholangitis, angiocholitis
• 胆管癌たんかんがん胆管に発生する癌。cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer
• 胆嚢癌たんのうがんgallbladder cancer
• 胆大心小たんだいしんしょうbeing bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
• 胆汁色素たんじゅうしきそbile pigment
• 胆斗の如したんとのごとしbeing as bold as a lion
• 胆道閉鎖症たんどうへいさしょうbiliary atresia

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• 担One part differs
• 但One part differs
• 坦One part differs
• 妲One part differs
• 怛One part differs
• 柦One part differs
• 炟One part differs
• 袒One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

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• 膽Traditional form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-4-5

Four Corner

7621.0

Spahn–Hadamitzky

4b5.6

Heisig

31

Nelson

3751