姓名判断 · fortune-checked kanji
Dan in Japanese Kanji
Dan in Japanese is ダン. Written in kanji, a stroke-checked spelling is 檀.
17 strokes + 1 rei-su — the “spirit number” traditionally added to single-kanji names — = 18
“Strength and pride — success through determination.”
This is not a random conversion. Every kanji below is genuinely used in Japanese names, and this combination was selected because its stroke total lands on a lucky number under seimei handan (姓名判断) — the traditional check Japanese families use.
What each kanji means
Sandalwood — the sacred incense tree of temples. Dan (檀) perfumes a name with quiet spirituality; novelist Kazuo Dan (檀一雄) bore it as a surname.
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How do you say Dan in Japanese?
Dan in Japanese is ダン. Japanese does not translate foreign names by meaning — the sound is transliterated into katakana first, and kanji can then be chosen to match that sound.
What is the kanji for Dan?
A stroke-checked kanji spelling of Dan is 檀 (sandalwood), with a stroke total of 18 — Good fortune (Kichi) under seimei handan, the traditional Japanese name-fortune check.