壇 in Chinese / Japanese...

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tán

dan

단

壇 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for mandala or altar.

This can also mean platform, podium, rostrum, or “objects of worship grouped together.”

In Japanese, this can be the given name Mayumi.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
壇坛 see styles	tán tan2 t`an tan dan だん	More info & calligraphy: Mandala / Altar altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world (1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together.
上壇上坛 see styles	shàng tán shang4 tan2 shang t`an shang tan jōdan	上壇 Custom Scroll upper altar
中壇中坛 see styles	zhōng tán zhong1 tan2 chung t`an chung tan chū dan	中壇 Custom Scroll middle altar
亜壇 see styles	adan あだん	亜壇 Custom Scroll (given name) Adan
仏壇 see styles	butsudan ぶつだん	仏壇 Custom Scroll Buddhist (household) altar
佛壇佛坛 see styles	fó tán fo2 tan2 fo t`an fo tan butsudan	佛壇 Custom Scroll Buddha altar
俳壇 see styles	haidan はいだん	俳壇 Custom Scroll the world of the haiku
入壇入坛 see styles	rù tán ru4 tan2 ju t`an ju tan nyūdan	入壇 Custom Scroll To go to the altar (for baptism, in the esoteric sect).
劇壇剧坛 see styles	jù tán ju4 tan2 chü t`an chü tan gekidan げきだん	劇壇 Custom Scroll the world of Chinese opera; theatrical circles the stage; the theatrical world
化壇化坛 see styles	huà tán hua4 tan2 hua t`an hua tan kedan	化壇 Custom Scroll The altar of transformation, i. e. a crematorium.
合壇合坛 see styles	hé tán he2 tan2 ho t`an ho tan gōdan	合壇 Custom Scroll United, or common altar, or altars, as distinguished from 離壇 separate altars.
圓壇圆坛 see styles	yuán tán yuan2 tan2 yüan t`an yüan tan endan	圓壇 Custom Scroll Round altar; a complete group of objects of worship, a maṇḍala.
土壇 see styles	dodan どだん	土壇 Custom Scroll (1) dirt mound; (2) dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room; (3) platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
地壇地坛 see styles	dì tán di4 tan2 ti t`an ti tan ji dan	地壇 Custom Scroll Temple of Earth (in Beijing) A square altar used by the esoteric cult.
基壇 see styles	kidan きだん	基壇 Custom Scroll platform on which a structure is built; stylobate; foundation
壇上 see styles	danjou / danjo だんじょう	壇上 Custom Scroll on a stage; on a platform; on an altar; (surname) Danjō
壇前 see styles	dannomae だんのまえ	壇前 Custom Scroll (place-name) Dannomae
壇原 see styles	danhara だんはら	壇原 Custom Scroll (surname) Danhara
壇城 see styles	danjou / danjo だんじょう	壇城 Custom Scroll (given name) Danjō
壇場 see styles	danjou / danjo だんじょう	壇場 Custom Scroll stage
壇塔 see styles	dantou / danto だんとう	壇塔 Custom Scroll (place-name) Dantou
壇家 see styles	danke だんけ danka だんか	壇家 Custom Scroll family which supports a temple; parishioner
壇山 see styles	danyama だんやま	壇山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Dan'yama
壇崎 see styles	dansaki だんさき	壇崎 Custom Scroll (surname) Dansaki
壇浦 see styles	danura だんうら	壇浦 Custom Scroll (surname) Dan'ura
壇渓 see styles	dankei / danke だんけい	壇渓 Custom Scroll (place-name) Dankei
壇溪 see styles	dankei / danke だんけい	壇溪 Custom Scroll (place-name) Dankei
壇田 see styles	danta だんた	壇田 Custom Scroll (surname) Danta
壇經坛经 see styles	tán jīng tan2 jing1 t`an ching tan ching Dangyō	壇經 Custom Scroll Platform Sūtra
壇蜜 see styles	danmitsu だんみつ	壇蜜 Custom Scroll (person) Mitsu Dan (1980.12.3-)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Mandala Altar	壇坛	dan	tán / tan2 / tan	t`an / tan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.