簡単

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See also: 簡單 and 简单

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 6
たん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
簡單 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 簡單 (MC keanX tan). Compare modern Hokkien 簡單简单 (kán-tan) and Cantonese 簡單简单 (gaan2 daan1).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(かん)(たん) (kantan-na (adnominal (かん)(たん) (kantan na), adverbial (かん)(たん) (kantan ni))

  1. easy
  2. simple, uncomplicated
  3. brief, light, short

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

(かん)(たん) (kantan

  1. ease
  2. simplicity
  3. lightness, brevity

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.