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單 Kanji meaning "one, single, simple"

Jiten frequency #4543Jinmeiyou (variant)Kanken Level 1 / 準1TMW 漢検1級12 strokes

Meanings

one, single, simple

On'yomi

タン

Kun'yomi

ひとえ

Composed of

口mouthradical
甲armor
一one

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Kanji containing 單(11)

憚
蟬
簞
戰
鄲
禪
彈
闡
嬋
殫
襌

Reading usage

單(たん)槍(そう)匹(ひつ)馬(ば)doing something on one's own without another's help#376109菜(さい)單(たん)menu (at a Chinese restaurant)#381260單(たん)細(さい)胞(ぼう)single cell#463992單獨行(たんどくこう)solo hiking#463992

Most common words using this kanji

單(ひとえ)Hitoe#286930單(たん)槍(そう)匹(ひつ)馬(ば)doing something on one's own without another's help#376109菜(さい)單(たん)menu (at a Chinese restaurant)#381260單立文(たんらっまん)Tanramman#463992單獨行(たんどくこう)solo hiking#463992單(たん)細(さい)胞(ぼう)single cell#463992
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