This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: タン
Romaji: tan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  1024
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-7-8
Korean Reading:  tan
Chinese Reading:  dan4
Unicode:  8a95
JIS:  4342

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1579
Nelson Index: 4386
New Nelson Index: 5640
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a7.15
Four Corner Index: 0264.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1568
Gakken Index: 1286
Japanese Names Index: 2319
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35692P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0523
Remembering the kanji Index: 393
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1756
Kodansha Compact Index: 1697
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 943
Kanji in Context Index: 688
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1062
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1430
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 400
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 420
Essential Kanji Index: 960
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1987
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3067
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 987

Words

誕生 (たんじょう)
birth; creation; formation
降誕 (こうたん)
birth (regal); nativity
誕辰 (たんしん)
birthday
誕生石 (たんじょうせき)
a birthstone
聖誕祭 (せいたんさい)
Christmas; holy birthday
生誕 (せいたん)
birth; nativity
お釈迦様の誕生日 (おしゃかさまのたんじょうび)
Buddha's birthday
誕生日 (たんじょうび)
birthday
誕生祝い (たんじょういわい)
birthday celebration
生誕百年 (せいたんひゃくねん)
100th birthday anniversary
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