簡

簡 — simplicity, brevity

JLPT: JLPT N2
Strokes: 18
Taught in: School year 6
Frequency: #983 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: かん kan

けん ken
Kun'yomi: えら.ぶ era.bu

ふだ fuda

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 簡

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