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[かん()·たん()]
kantan
na adjective, noun

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English Meaning(s) for 簡単

na adjective, noun
  1. simple; easy; uncomplicated
  2. brief; quick; light

Definition and Synonyms for 簡単

Easy obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
Synonyms: やすい, やさしい, 簡単
Easy less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
Synonyms: 簡単
Plain not elaborate or elaborated
Synonyms: プレーン, あからさま, 何の変哲もない, 単純, 平明, 明らか, 明白, 明瞭, 淳朴, 簡単, 簡明, 簡易, 簡略, 簡素, 素朴, 質朴, 質素, 飾り気のない
Simple-Minded lacking mental capacity and subtlety
Synonyms: 単純, 簡単
Unsubdivided of leaf shapes
Synonyms: 単純, 簡単
Simple having few parts
Synonyms: シンプル, 単純, 簡単, 簡素
Easy posing no difficulty
Synonyms: やすい, たやすい, ちょろい, やさしい, わけない, イージー, たわいない, たわいもない, 単簡, お安い, 安易, 安直, 容易, 平易, 手軽, , , 楽チン, 生易しい, 簡便, 簡単, 簡易, 軽い, 軽易, 造作ない
Uncomplicated easy and not involved or complicated
Synonyms: やすい, ちょろい, やさしい, シンプル, わかりやすい, 単簡, 単純, 平たい, 平明, 平易, 簡単, 簡易, 軽易
Plain free from any effort to soften to disguise
Synonyms: やさしい, あからさま, ありのまま, 単純, 明白, 簡単
Gentle marked by moderate steepness
Synonyms: 簡単
Easy not hurried or forced
Synonyms: 簡単
Easy requiring little effort
Synonyms: やすい, たやすい, ちょろい, やさしい, わけない, イージー, たわいない, たわいもない, 単簡, お安い, 安易, 安直, 容易, 平易, 手軽, , , 楽チン, 生易しい, 簡便, 簡単, 簡易, 軽い, 軽易, 造作ない
Plain simple
Synonyms: プレーン, あからさま, 何の変哲もない, 単純, 平明, 明らか, 明白, 明瞭, 淳朴, 簡単, 簡明, 簡易, 簡略, 簡素, 素朴, 質朴, 質素, 飾り気のない
Unsubdivided of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
Synonyms: 単純, 簡単
Simple not complex or complicated or involved
Synonyms: シンプル, 単純, 簡単, 簡素

Meanings for each kanji in 簡単

» simplicity; brevity
» simple; one; single; merely

Stroke Order Diagrams for 簡単

Sample Sentences for 簡単

Cheese is easy to cut with a knife.
Which foreign language do you think is the easiest for native English speakers to learn?
What seems easy at first often turns out to be difficult.
It's very difficult to transport them overland, but simple to do so by sea.
It's not easy to master French at all.

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