単 — 9 strokes / Radical「十」
道7Elementary year 4 / 9 strokes / Radical「十」
- On
- タンたん · tan
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- single, simple
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of a forked hunting weapon; used to mean single or simple.
Readings and examples
| Onタンたんtan | 単独たんどく単位たんい簡単かんたん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 単語たんご
word, vocabulary
- 簡単かんたん
simple, easy
- 単純たんじゅん
- 単衣ひとえ
- 単于ぜんう
- 十二単じゅうにひとえ
Example
新しい英語の単語を五つ覚えました。
I memorized five new English words.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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