簡 Kanji – simplicity
The Japanese kanji 簡 can mean simplicity, brevity.
Meaning and Readings
How is 簡 read?
簡 has the onyomi readings カン, ケン and the kunyomi readings えらぶ, ふだ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan, ken, erabu, fuda.
Common Japanese Words Using 簡
These common Japanese words contain 簡. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 簡易（かんい） — simple, simplified
- 簡潔（かんけつ） — concise, brief, succinct, compact (style)
- 簡素（かんそ） — simple, plain, modest
- 簡単（かんたん） — simple, easy, uncomplicated
- 簡略（かんりゃく） — simple, brief
- 書簡（しょかん） — letter, note, epistle, correspondence
- 簡易保険（かんいほけん） — postal life insurance
- 簡裁（かんさい） — summary court, court of summary offences