Japanese

かんたん
Meaning: simple; easy
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjectival noun

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Handwriting

簡
単

Example sentences

This problem is very simple.
それは簡単な問題じゃない
That's not a simple problem.
簡単ではない
It's not easy.
彼は簡単な漢字さえ読めない。
He cannot even read simple kanji.
このようにすれば、もっと簡単にできるよ。
If you do it like this, you can do it more easily.
日本語が話せるといっても、簡単なことしか言えません。
Although I say I can speak Japanese, I can only say simple things.
この機械の操作はとても簡単です。
Operating this machine is very simple.
この問題は、案外簡単に解けた。
This problem was surprisingly easy to solve.
今年の試験は比較的簡単だった。
This year's exam was relatively easy.
そんな簡単なことで騙されるなんてアホだ。
It's stupid to be deceived by such a simple thing.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for things that are easy to understand or tasks that don't take much effort.

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