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

單

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
單 means "single, simple, sole."
1. Single - One alone; individual.
2. Simple - Not complex; plain.
3. Sole - Only; exclusive.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

one; single; simple

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

single, individual, only; lone

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Shan

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

single, individual, only; lone

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Opposite of 雙 (pair). Also opposite of 複 (lined). Anything not attached to others is called 單. Such as clothing having 夾衣 (lined) and 單衣 (unlined). | Alone and weak. Such as 形單影隻 (alone and solitary), 兵力單薄 (weak military strength). | Colloquially, recording things on paper is also called 單. Such as 名單 (name list), 禮單 (gift list). | The Xiongnu called their chieftains 單于. See (Book of Han). | 單父: A county name. Also a surname.
Onyomi

tan(たん)

zen(ぜん)
Kunyomi

hito.tsu(ひとつ)

hitoe(ひとえ)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords
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