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Kanji Detail for 単 - "single, simple, sole"

単

  • Meaning

    単 means "single, simple, sole."

    1. Single - One alone; individual.

    2. Simple - Not complex; plain.

    3. Sole - Only; exclusive.

  • Words using 単

    • 単位 たんい Listen unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many)
    • 単独 たんどく Listen sole; single; solo
    • 単純 たんじゅん Listen simple; plain; uncomplicated
    • 単に たんに Listen simply; merely; only
    • 単なる たんなる Listen mere; simple; sheer
    • 単身 たんしん Listen alone; by oneself; unaccompanied
    • 単一 たんいつ Listen single; simple; sole
    • 単価 たんか Listen unit price; unit cost

  • Four-character idioms with 単

    • 単刀直入 たんとうちょくにゅう Listen straight to the point; point-blank; frank
    • 単純明快 たんじゅんめいかい Listen simple and clear; plain and simple
    • 簡単明瞭 かんたんめいりょう Listen simple and clear

  • Tattoo check: 単

    • Verified meaning: single, simple, sole
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いのうら, いのこし, いのごし, たん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 単

    Surnames 単(いのうら)Listen 単(いのこし)Listen 単(いのごし)Listen 単(たん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    simple; one; single; merely

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    (same as 單) single, individual, only; lone

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 單|单

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hitoe(ひとえ) ひとえ

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    十 (ju)⺍ (tsu・tsukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    single simple sole thin true unmixed alone basic elementary individual only plain solitary straightforward unique

Sentences including 単

  • It's a cinch to learn to swim.

  • I thought it easy at first.

  • It is easy to tell him from his brother.

  • This book is easy to read.

  • It is easy for him to carry the stone.

  • The word processor is easy for us to use.

  • You had better look up the word.

  • She did the job with ease.

  • He is nothing but a fool.

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