단

Korean

Etymology 1

단 닩 닪 닫 달 닭 닮 닯 닰 닱 닲 닳 담 답 닶 닷 닸 당 닺 닻 닼 닽 닾 닿 대 댁 댂 댃
닌 ←	댄 →

Syllable

단 (transliterations: RR dan, RRT , McCune–Reischauer tan, Yale tan)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ, ㅏ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

단 (dan)

1. sheaf

Synonyms

• 다발 (dabar, -l) bundle

Derived terms

• 짚단 (jip-) a sheaf of straw
• 볏단 (byeos-, byeot-) a sheaf of rice

See also

• 갋다 (galbda) (obsolete, arae-a) to make parallel, gather side by side
  • 갈비 (galbi) rib
  • 가리비 (garibi) scallop

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 端.

Noun

단 (dan)

1. end, clue

Derived terms

• 극단 (極端, geugdan, geuk-) extreme, polarity
• 말단 (末端, maldan) end
• 단서 (端緖, danseo) clue
• 발단 (發端, baldan) beginning, origin