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箪: bamboo basket (in 箪笥, 瓢箪)

bamboo basket (in 箪笥, 瓢箪)
15 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 6 words here

Readings

On
タン
Kun
はこ

Seen mostly in 箪笥 (たんす) and 瓢箪 (ひょうたん); in both it is read たん.

Key words

瓢箪ひょうたんgourd
箪笥たんすchest of drawers
茶箪笥ちゃだんすtea cupboard
箪食瓢飲たんしひょういんfrugal living

Example sentences

At a festival stall I bought a small gourd charm.

The dishes are kept in the tea cupboard in the kitchen.

Even living on a frugal diet, he enjoyed his studies.

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