炭団

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炭	団
たん > た Grade: 3	とん > どん Grade: 5
irregular

Alternative spelling
炭團 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Shift in pronunciation from tandon.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たどん [tàdóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠dõ̞ɴ]

Noun

炭(た)団(どん) • (tadon) 

1. charcoal briquette that uses red algae as a binder
   • 1939, Osamu Dazai, Joseito [Schoolgirl]‎^[1]:

     私(わたし)の目(め)は、ただ大(おお)きいだけで、なんにもならない。 […] こんな目(め)を光(ひかり)の無(な)い目(め)と言(い)うのであろう。たどん、と思(おも)うと、がっかりする。

     Watashi no me wa, tada ōkii dake de, nan ni mo naranai. […] Konna me o hikari no nai me to iu no de arō. Tadon, to omou to, gakkari suru.

     My eyes are just big. They aren't interesting. […] I believe eyes like mine are said to have no sparkle. When I think of them as charcoal, it makes me blue.