Search Terms: *檀*
Dictionary results(showing 22 results)
noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】
noun
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umbrella tree (Pandanus odorifer), fragrant screw pine, kewda(usually kana)
Other readings:
アダン
noun
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spindle tree, euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus
Other readings:
小真弓【こまゆみ】
、コマユミ
noun
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system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith
See also:寺請制度
noun
1.
chinaberry, Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach)(usually kana)
2.
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
Other readings:
せんだん《楝》
expression
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genius shows from childhood, the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout(proverb)
noun
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family which supports a temple, parishioner
Other readings:
檀家【だんけ】
、壇家【だんか】
、壇家【だんけ】
noun
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decorative portable shrine, float used in festivals(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:山車 (だし)
Other readings:
だんじり《楽車》
、だんじり《山車》
、だんじり《地車》
、だんぢり《檀尻》[1]
、だんぢり《楽車》[1]
、だんぢり《山車》[1]
、だんぢり《地車》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
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Indian sandalwood (Santalum album), white sandalwood
Other readings:
ビャクダン