simple, easily
On'yomi (音読み)
- カン
- ケン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かんたん.な
- たやす.い
About this kanji
The kanji 簡 primarily means "simple" or "easily." It is mostly used in nouns and adjectives. One common compound is 簡単 (かんたん), which means "simple" or "easy," often used to describe tasks or instructions. Another is 簡易 (かんい), meaning "simplified" or "easy-to-understand," typically used in contexts like documents or explanations. You might also see 簡潔 (かんけつ), meaning "concise," which refers to expressing ideas clearly and briefly. A useful note is that when you encounter 簡 in different contexts, it tends to convey a sense of something being straightforward or uncomplicated.
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Example sentences
簡単な質問に答えます。
I will answer a simple question.
Meanings across languages
- English
- simple, easily
- Tiếng Việt
- đơn giản, dễ dàng
- 日本語
- 簡単, 簡易
- 한국어
- 간단한, 쉽게
- 中文
- 简单, 容易
- id
- sederhana, mudah
- th
- ง่าย, ง่ายดาย
- es
- simple, fácil
- fr
- simple, facile
- de
- einfach, leicht
- pt
- simples, fácil
Common compounds
- 簡単かんたんsimple, easy
- 簡易かんいsimplified, easy, light
- 簡潔かんけつconcise, clear-cut
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