丹 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 丹 mean?

Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.

How to read 丹?

Kunyomi... に/ni, あか/aka, まごころ/magokoro

Onyomi... タン/tan

jinmeikun... akashi, akira, ni, makoto,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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丹 / related names

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Name:
botan
Katakana:
ボタン

Kanji:
牡丹
Meaning:
  • Bull
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
Name:
jitan
Katakana:
ジタン

Kanji:
児丹
Meaning:
  • Children. A young child. Babies. Young man. Youth. Children as seen by their parents. A daughter. Son.
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
Name:
akane
Katakana:
アカネ

Kanji:
丹音
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Sound. Tone. Voice. News.
Name:
reini
Katakana:
レイニ

Kanji:
麗丹
Meaning:
  • Beautiful. Glittering. Gentle. Lined up.
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
Name:
nikon
Katakana:
ニコン

Kanji:
丹今
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Now. These days. This time.
Name:
nina
Katakana:
ニイナ

Kanji:
丹衣奈
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • A garment. Something to wear. A jacket. Something to cover the outside.
  • Red apple. The name of a fruit tree called "kara-nashi. A word expressing a question or antonym.
Name:
nika
Katakana:
ニカ

Kanji:
丹花
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
Name:
nina
Katakana:
ニナ

Kanji:
丹菜
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Vegetable. A general term for vegetables whose leaves, stems, roots, and other parts are eaten. Side dish.
Name:
nia
Katakana:
ニア

Kanji:
丹愛
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Love. to love.To care for and cherish. To be attracted to. To be attached to a particular person.Not wanting to give up something important. To regret.
Name:
monika
Katakana:
モニカ

Kanji:
萌丹花
Meaning:
  • Budding. The buds of plants and trees appear. Things begin to happen.
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
Name:
niki
Katakana:
ニキ

Kanji:
丹輝
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Shining. Glittering. Brilliant. Splendid.
Name:
niki
Katakana:
ニキ

Kanji:
丹葵
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • hollyhock(a kind of flower). A general term for plants of the mallow family. The language of this flower is "ambition" and "fruitfulness".
Name:
niki
Katakana:
ニキ

Kanji:
丹紀
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Rule. Organize and record in a logical and sequential manner. Age. To proceed in an orderly fashion.
Name:
niki
Katakana:
ニキ

Kanji:
丹稀
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Rare. Few. Faint. Sparse.
Name:
mani
Katakana:
マニ

Kanji:
真丹
Meaning:
  • True. Truth, not falsehood. Nature as it is. True form. Innate.
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
Name:
tanjiro
Katakana:
タンジロウ

Kanji:
丹至郎
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Reach. There's nothing better. The day on which the sun reached the pole.
  • Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
Name:
nishiki
Katakana:
ニシキ

Kanji:
丹四季
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Four. The fourth. Kanji character for the number 4 (four). The next number after three. The pronunciation of "shi" is associated with the word "death," so it is often changed to "yo" or "yon.
  • A time period. A certain period of time. The time of each of the four seasons. The end of a season. The end of an era. The youngest of the brothers. The youngest child. Young.
Name:
niki
Katakana:
ニキ

Kanji:
丹希
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Rare. To be few in number, precious. To desire. To seek. To wish for. Faint. Sparse. thin.
Name:
tanjiro
Katakana:
タンジロウ

Kanji:
丹次郎
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
  • Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
Name:
niki
Katakana:
ニキ

Kanji:
丹姫
Meaning:
  • Vermilion. Red clay compounded with sulphur and mercury, or its color. Made by adding sulfur and nitre to lead and baking it. Medicine. Pure. Sincerity.
  • Princess. Daughter of a heavenly child. Daughter of a person of high rank. An honorific title for a woman of high rank. A beautiful woman. A beautiful name for a woman. A word for something small or lovely.

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