# 壇 — podium; altar

壇 means “podium; altar”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ダン (dan), タン (tan). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 壇 (dan, “platform; podium”).

- Meaning: podium; altar
- On'yomi: ダン (dan), タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 2

## How to remember 壇

Sounds like 旦: both read タン.

Parts: 土 earth · 亠 lid · 回 times · 旦 daybreak

## Words with 壇

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 壇 | だん (dan) | platform; podium |

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 2” set

[壇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/podium/) · [垣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fence/) · [架](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-across/) · [廊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/corridor/) · [亭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pavilion/) · [郭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/walled-enclosure/) · [寮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dormitory/)

---

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