Japanese symbol for “sheer”
単なる
たんなる
Romaji: tannaru
mere; simple; sheer
In Japanese, sheer is 単なる, read たんなる (tannaru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-pn mere; simple; sheer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sheer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 純然 | じゅんぜん junzen | absolute; complete; utter |
| シアー | シアー shiaa | sheer (fabric) |
| 嶄絶 | ざんぜつ zanzetsu | sheer; precipitous |
| 醇乎 | じゅんこ junko | pure; sheer |
| 透け透け | すけすけ sukesuke | see-through; sheer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simple; plain; uncomplicated |
| 単に | たんに tanni | simply; merely; only |
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sheer”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.