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旦 means 'dawn'
Common readings
On
タン ダン
Additional readings
Kun あきら ただし あさ あした あきらか
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This kanji may be graphically simple, but it's associated with a bewildering mess of meanings! Primarily, 旦 relates to dawn and the first day of a year or month, but 旦 also pops up in a term meaning "momentarily" (and its spinoffs). And then a very common word with 旦 involves powerful men (and their sons and businesses) and even geishas and mistresses. The essay connects these dots!
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旧 former
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 旦 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 旦 is used 28 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
1. master (of a house, shop, etc.)2. husband (informal)
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An additional 旧 less common words include 旦 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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