簡単

Meaning in English

simple, easy, brief

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簡

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N5 子供でも分かるくらい簡単です Kodomo demo wakaru kurai kantan desu It is easy enough for children to understand N4 そんな簡単な問題が解けないわけがない Sonna kantan na mondai ga tokenai wake ga nai There is no way you cannot solve something so simple N3 簡単どころか想像以上に難しかった Kantan dokoro ka souzou ijou ni muzukashikatta Far from easy it was harder than expected N4 この問題は簡単かもしれません。 Kono mondai wa kantan kamoshiremasen. This problem may be easy. N5 この問題は簡単なはずです。 Kono mondai wa kantan na hazu desu. This problem should be easy. N4 そんな簡単な話じゃないと思う Sonna kantan na hanashi ja nai to omou I think it is not that simple N4 最初は簡単に感じても後で難しくなることもあるから注意してね Saisho wa kantan ni kanjite mo ato de muzukashiku naru koto mo aru kara chuui shite ne Even if it seems easy at first it may become difficult later so be careful

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Word context

What it means

What does 簡単 mean? It denotes something that can be done with little difficulty, indicating a straightforward and uncomplicated task or explanation in everyday usage. The core idea is that the subject requires minimal effort to understand or perform.

Main meanings

easy to perform or understand; often applied to tasks, instructions, or explanations
not complex or elaborate; implies straightforward design or method
may carry a nuance of accessibility or lack of challenge, sometimes with a neutral or positive tone

How to use it

Used to describe tasks or explanations that are straightforward or not complicated; commonly appears in predicates with だ/です and in prenominal form 簡単な before nouns; suitable for casual and neutral contexts, including instructions, explanations, and summaries of procedures.

Variants and close terms

易しい (yasashii) — easy, yasashii
簡易な (kan'i na) — simple, kan'i na
難しい (muzukashii) — difficult, muzukashii

Composition

簡 — conveys the idea of simplicity or conciseness in compounds
単 — means single or one, contributing the sense of a single unit or item
Combined as 簡単, the word expresses a single, uncomplicated thing that is easy to handle

Word class

adjective (na-adjective)

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Related words by kanji and components

N1 簡易 kani simplicity, easiness, quasi- N1 簡潔 kanketsu brevity, concise, simple N1 簡素 kanso simplicity, plain N1 単一 tanitsu single, simple, sole N1 単調 tanchou monotony, monotone, dullness N1 単独 tandoku sole, single N2 単数 tansuu singular (number) N3 単位 tan i unit, academic credit, measure N3 単語 tango word, vocabulary item

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