# 丹 — cinnabar; sincerity

丹 means “cinnabar; sincerity”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: タン (tan). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: cinnabar; sincerity
- On'yomi: タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Colours & light

## How to remember 丹

Parts: 冂 frame · 丶 drop

## Don't confuse it with

[才](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/talent/) · [丈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/length/) · [不](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/not/) · [材](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/timber/)

## More in the “Colours & light” set

[彩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colouring/) · [丹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/) · [玄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mysterious/) · [紫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purple/) · [朱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vermilion/) · [紺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/navy-blue/) · [藍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/) · [褐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brown/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/. Last updated 2026-11-01.