# 壇 — Podium

Frequency rank 1608 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 哉 (How), less common than 浄 (Cleanse).

- On’yomi: だん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

Dirt on the left, the sun in the middle, and an angel on the right — dirt raised high under the sun where an angel stands creates an elevated podium.

In words:

- 壇 だん — 1.  platform;podium;rostrum; 2.  (arch) mandala
- 花壇 かだん — flower bed

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