Moto 簡: Simplicity; BrevityKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン、ケン
- Kun'yomi
- えら(ぶ)、ふだ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 91 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン・ケン)
- 簡単かんたんsimple; easy
- 書簡しょかんletter; note
- 簡素かんそsimple; plain
- 簡易かんいsimplicity; convenience
- 簡裁かんさいsummary court; court of summary offences
- 簡易保険かんいほけんpostal life insurance
- 簡潔かんけつconcise; brief
- 簡略かんりゃくsimple; brief
- 簡便かんべんsimple; easy
- 簡明かんめいterse; concise
- いとも簡単にいともかんたんにvery easily
- パウロの書簡パウロのしょかんPauline Epistles
- パウロ書簡パウロしょかんthe epistles of Paul; Pauline epistles
- 一了簡いちりょうかんat one's discretion
- 不料簡ふりょうけんindiscretion; bad idea
- 了簡りょうけんidea; thought
- 了簡違いりょうけんちがいwrong idea; delusion
- 使徒書簡しとしょかんthe Epistles (of the New Testament)
- 公同書簡こうどうしょかんGeneral Epistles (James, Peter, Jude, John); Catholic Epistles
- 公簡こうかんofficial letter (esp. in internal company corresp.); formal letter
- 公開書簡こうかいしょかんopen letter
- 単簡たんかんsimple; easy
- 寸簡すんかんshort letter; brief note
- 尊簡そんかんsomeone's letter
- 手簡しゅかんletter
- 料簡りょうけんidea; thought
- 料簡違いりょうけんちがいwrong idea; delusion
- 書簡体小説しょかんたいしょうせつnovel written in epistolary style
- 書簡文しょかんぶんepistolary style; style of written correspondence
- 書簡箋しょかんせんletter paper
- 書簡箱しょかんばこelectronic mailbox
- 書簡集しょかんしゅうcollection of letters; collected letters
- 木簡もっかんnarrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
- 来簡らいかんcorrespondence; received letter
- 牧会書簡ぼっかいしょかんPastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)
- 直截簡明ちょくせつかんめいsimple and plain; staightforward
- 直接簡明ちょくせつかんめいsimple and plain; staightforward
- 短簡たんかんsimple; easy
- 竹簡ちくかんbamboo writing strip
- 簡にして要を得るかんにしてようをえるto be brief and to the point; to be succinct
- 簡体字かんたいじsimplified Chinese character
- 簡勁かんけいcrisp; curt
- 簡化字かんかじsimplified Chinese character
- 簡単に言うとかんたんにいうとsimply put
- 簡単に言えばかんたんにいえばsimply put; putting it simply
- 簡単明瞭かんたんめいりょうsimple and clear
- 簡単服かんたんふくsimple or lightweight clothing
- 簡宿かんしゅくpublic lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
- 簡抜かんばつselection
- 簡捷かんしょうfast and easy
- 簡明強固かんめいきょうこplain and sturdy
- 簡明率直かんめいそっちょくsimple, plain, and artless; clear, concise, and unaffected
- 簡明直截かんめいちょくせつsimple and plain; frank, direct and unambivalent
- 簡易トイレかんいトイレmobile toilet; portable toilet
- 簡易ブログかんいブログmicroblog; microblogging
- 簡易ベッドかんいベッドcot; bunk
- 簡易住宅かんいじゅうたくprefab; prefabricated house
- 簡易化かんいかsimplification
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 簡ふだticket; token
Other readings
- 簡保かんぽpostal life insurance
Showing the 60 most common of 91 words. See them all in the graph.
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