姓名判断 · fortune-checked kanji
Dan in Japanese Kanji
Dan → ダン → 檀
檀
Stroke total 18 — Good fortune (Kichi)
“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
檀sandalwood17 strokes
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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