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Japanese symbol for “simplex”

Romaji: tankou
monadic; simplex; unary

In Japanese, simplex is , read (tankou).

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

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n monadic; simplex; unary

Kanji and stroke order

simple, one, single
on: タン
kun: ひとえ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
paragraph, nape of neck, clause
on: コウ
kun: うなじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “simplex”

WordReadingMeaning
たんほうこう tanhoukousimplex
たんこう tankousimplex; unidirectional

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんたん kantansimple; easy; uncomplicated
たんい tan'iunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
たんじゅん tanjunsimple; plain; uncomplicated
たんに tannisimply; merely; only
たんなる tannarumere; simple; sheer
たんご tangoword; vocabulary
こうもく koumokuitem; heading; category
じこう jikoumatter; item; facts

See also: Chinese symbol for “simplex”.

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.

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