01
簡単
かんたん
easy
Meanings
- simple
- one
- single
- merely
Readings
Onyomi
- タン
Kunyomi
- ひとえ
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Useful words
02
単語
たんご
word
03
単位
たんい
unit
04
単なる
たんなる
mere
05
単純
たんじゅん
simple
06
単独
たんどく
solo
Compare Kanji
01簡Meaning86%simplicity, brevitySimplicity links 簡 and 単, though 簡 feels more like plain structure.02易Meaning82%easy, ready to易 brings the 'easy' side, while 単 stresses one layer or one unit.03複Pair93%duplicate, doubleSingle versus multiple makes 複 the strongest contrast for 単.04一Meaning80%one, one radical (no.1)The one-ness of 一 supports the single-unit meaning of 単.05並Pair55%row, andLining several things in 並 contrasts with the lone or simple feel of 単.06弾Component67%bullet, twang弾 carries the same right-side structure, so the extra bow radical is the key difference.