Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 団
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団 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning |
team, group, body, company |
Pronunciation |
DAN, TON
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Explanation |
Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| You need to set limitations and have a skillful hand to form a team. |
Radicals
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囗
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enclosure | (The radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus is different from the simple square that stands for mouth 口.) |
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寸
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skillful hand | (Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. 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".) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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