Kanji

単

simple, one, single, merely

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

ツ部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひとえ

Nanori (Name Reading)

いち, ただ

Common Readings

タン

Example sentences

簡単 かんたん
この 問題 とても 簡単

This problem is very simple.

それ それ
それ 簡単な 問題 じゃない

That's not a simple problem.

単純 たんじゅん
この 問題 意外 単純

This problem is surprisingly simple.

自体 じたい
問題 自体 単純 解決 時間 かかる

The problem itself is simple, but solving it takes time.

単に たんに
それ 単に 個人的 意見 にすぎません

That is merely my personal opinion.

せい
星宿 単に 呼ばれます

'Seishuku' is also simply referred to as 'Sei'.

単なる たんなる
これ 単なる 過ぎない

This is merely a rumor.

に過ぎない にすぎない
それ 単なる に過ぎない

That is nothing more than a mere rumor.

単語 たんご
新しい 単語 ノート 書き留める

Write down new words in a notebook.

調べる しらべる
辞書 単語 意味 調べる

I look up the meaning of words in the dictionary.

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