単 Kanji – simple
The Japanese kanji 単 can mean simple, one, single, merely.
Meaning and Readings
How is 単 read?
単 has the onyomi reading タン and the kunyomi reading ひとえ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tan, hitoe.
Common Japanese Words Using 単
These common Japanese words contain 単. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 英単語（えいたんご） — English word
- 簡単（かんたん） — simple, easy, uncomplicated
- 単なる（たんなる） — mere, simple, sheer
- 単に（たんに） — simply, merely, only, solely
- 単位（たんい） — unit, denomination
- 単一（たんいつ） — single, simple, sole, individual, unitary
- 単価（たんか） — unit price, unit cost
- 単語（たんご） — word, vocabulary
- 単行本（たんこうぼん） — standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.), (book published as a) single volume
- 単純（たんじゅん） — simple, plain, uncomplicated, straightforward, simple-minded, naive