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[かん()]
kan
noun

English Meaning(s) for 簡

noun
  1. simplicity; brevity
  2. letter; note; correspondence
  3. bamboo writing strip (in ancient China)

Definition and Synonyms for 簡

Missive a written message addressed to a person or organization
Synonyms: あや, レター, 便, 便, 便り, , 信書, 尺牘, 手簡, 手紙, 投書, , , , , 書信, 書札, 書牘, 書状, 書簡, 書面, , 来簡, , , 玉章, 玉章, , 簡牘, , , 置き手紙, 郵便, 雁の使い, 雁の便り, 雁の文, 雁書, 頼る

Meanings for each kanji in 簡

» simplicity; brevity

Categories 簡 is a member of

Document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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Textual Matter the words of something written
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 簡

Sample Sentences for 簡

A week has seven days in total.
The drought damaged all the crops there.
What he said was brief and to the point.
My mother is on a banana diet.
The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.

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