# 旦 — daybreak; sunrise

旦 means “daybreak; sunrise”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: タン (tan), ダン (dan). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: daybreak; sunrise
- On'yomi: タン (tan), ダン (dan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 3

## How to remember 旦

Parts: 日 sun; day · 一 one; floor

## Don't confuse it with

[担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/) · [但](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/however/) · [昔](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/long-ago/) · [更](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/renew/)

## More in the “Time 3” set

[悠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisurely/) · [暁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dawn/) · [閑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisure/) · [漸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/little-by-little/) · [宵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/) · [旦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daybreak/) · [頓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-of-a-sudden/)

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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/daybreak/. Last updated 2026-11-01.