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単

simple
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingタン
Kun readingひとえ
JōyōGrade 4
  1. single
  2. singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
  3. win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

Popular Usage

簡単

Radicals and components

Radical十tenComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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owl · rice field (田) · brains · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2078

Compound words

簡単かんたん
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick
単にたんに
simply; merely; only; solely
単位たんい
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
単一たんいつ
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
単価たんか
unit price; unit cost
単語たんご
word; vocabulary
単純たんじゅん
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded
単身たんしん
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed
単数たんすう
single; one; singular (number)
単調たんちょう
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
単独たんどく
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness
単産たんさん
(single-industry) industrial union
英単語えいたんご
English word
単なるたんなる
mere; simple; sheer
単行本たんこうぼん
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
単身赴任たんしんふにん
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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