単 — kanji meaning “simple”
単
simple, one, single, merely
- Meanings
- simple, one, single, merely
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- ひとえ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #586 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 24
- Chinese reading
- dān, chán
Words with 単
| 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 |
| 単なる | たんなる tannaru | mere; simple; sheer |
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
| 単行本 | たんこうぼん tankoubon | standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume |
| 単独 | たんどく tandoku | sole; single; solo |
| 単一 | たんいつ tan'itsu | single; simple; sole |
| 単調 | たんちょう tanchou | monotony; monotone; dullness |
| 単身 | たんしん tanshin | alone; by oneself; unaccompanied |
| 単価 | たんか tanka | unit price; unit cost |
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