Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 暖, 男, 塘, 圓, 團, etc.(Japanese Kanji) だん(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. DAHN [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.