Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 18

簡

Meaning in English

simplicity, brevity, simplicité

Readings

Onyomi: カン, ケン Kunyomi: えら.ぶ, ふだ Romaji: kan, ken / era.bu, fuda

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簡

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese simplicidade, brevidade, simplicidade

Spanish sencillez, brevedad, sencillez

Korean 단순함, 간결함, 단순함

French simplicité, brièveté, simplicité

Italian semplicità, brevità, semplicità

German Einfachheit, Kürze, Einfachheit

Indonesian kesederhanaan, singkatnya, kesederhanaan

★ Vietnamese sự đơn giản, sự ngắn gọn, sự đơn giản

Thai ความเรียบง่าย ความกะทัดรัด ความเรียบง่าย

Kanji

Related kanji

N2 筒 tou / tsutsu cylinder, pipe, tube N1 第 dai, tei No., residence, numéro N2 符 fu token, sign, mark N1 笹 sasa bamboo grass, (kokuji), pousse de bambou N1 笛 teki / fue flute, clarinet, pipe N1 笙 shou, sou / fue a reed instrument, instrumento de junco, instrumento de viento con lengüeta N3 笑 shou / wara.u, e.mu laugh, rire, risa N2 竹 chiku / take bamboo, bambou, bambú

Word

Words with this kanji

N4 簡単 kantan simple, easy, brief

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 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 N3 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 N3 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 such an easy problem 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. N4 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