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

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檀家

壇家
だんか、だんけ
family which supports a temple; parishioner
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檀林

談林
だんりん
Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple; Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry)
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檀君

だんくん
mythical founder of Korea
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檀徒

だんと
temple supporter
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旦那

檀那
だんな
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband (informal); sir; boss; master; governor; word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy; alms; almsgiving; almsgiver
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檀那寺

だんなでら
temple to which a family belongs
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小檀

小真弓
こまゆみ、コマユミ
spindle tree; euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus
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白檀

びゃくだん
sandalwood
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紫檀

したん
rosewood; red sandalwood
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黒檀

黒壇
こくたん
ebony