簡 — 18 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 18 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- simple; brief
Origin
竹 "bamboo" plus 間; short notes written on bamboo slips — hence "brief, simple."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カン | 簡単・簡易・書簡 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 簡単かんたん
simple; easy
- 書簡しょかん
letter; correspondence
Example
作り方は簡単だった。
The way to make it was simple.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)