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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