# 旦 — Dawn

Frequency rank 1509 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 亀 (Turtle), less common than 塞 (Block).

- On’yomi: たん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 日 Sun (Kangxi 72)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

The sun sits on top, the ground lies below — at dawn, the sun rests just on the ground, the first light sitting on the horizon line.

In words:

- 旦那 だんな — master (of house);husband (informal)
- 一旦 いったん — once,for a moment,one morning,temporarily

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