Memory phrase for the Kanji: 団


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Meaning team, group, body, company

Pronunciation

DAN, TON

Explanation

Outside: enclosure , inside: skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
You need to set limitations and have a skillful hand to form a team.

Radicals

enclosureThe radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth .
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

集団 しゅうだん  group, mass
布団 ふとん  bedding (Japanese style), futon
団扇 うちわ  fan
公団 こうだん  public corporation
劇団 げきだん  troupe, theatrical company
団体 だんたい  organization, association
団地 だんち  multi-unit apartments
団結 だんけつ  unity, union, combination
座布団 ざぶとん  cushion (Japanese), square cushion for sitting


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