JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 単: "simple, one, single"
The kanji 単 means "simple, one, single, merely". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read タン in on'yomi and ひとえ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひとえ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | simple, one, single, merely |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 586 of 2,501 |
Common words with 単
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 簡単simple; easy; uncomplicated · brief; quick; light
- 単純simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward
- 単にsimply; merely; only; solely
- 単なるmere; simple; sheer
- 単語word; vocabulary
- 単位unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination · unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
- 単独sole; single; solo · independence; singleness; singularity
- 単single; simple · singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
- 単刀直入straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
- 単調monotony; monotone; dullness · monotone; monotonic
- 単身alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided
- 単体simple substance (e.g. chemical) · something standing alone; separate item; solo item
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