簡 — kanji meaning “simplicity”
簡
simplicity, brevity
- Meanings
- simplicity, brevity
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)、ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- えら.ぶ、ふだ
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #983 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 118
- Chinese reading
- jiǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 簡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 簡易 | かんい kan'i | simple; simplified |
| 書簡 | しょかん shokan | letter; note; epistle |
| 簡素 | かんそ kanso | simple; plain; modest |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ kanketsu | concise; brief; succinct |
| 簡略 | かんりゃく kanryaku | simple; brief |
| 簡便 | かんべん kanben | simple; easy; convenient |
| 簡裁 | かんさい kansai | summary court; court of summary offences |
| 簡明 | かんめい kanmei | terse; concise; simple and clear |
| 木簡 | もっかん mokkan | narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times |
| 簡約 | かんやく kan'yaku | simplification; abbreviation; abridgment |
| 簡易保険 | かんいほけん kan'ihoken | postal life insurance |
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