Word Meaning 簡単

かんたん kantan

簡単 is read as かんたん (kantan) and means brief.

Meaning

English

  1. brief
  2. quick
  3. light
  4. simple
  5. easy
  6. uncomplicated

Reading

Kana

かんたん

Romaji

kantan

Writing Variants

  • 簡短 かんたん kantan
  • 簡端 かんたん kantan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 複雑 Related Words 分かりやすい,簡素,シンプル,誰でも,,みんな Rank 4208 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

簡単服

かんたんふく

simple or lightweight clothing

簡単明瞭

かんたんめいりょう

simple and clear

単簡

たんかん

simple

ふだ

playing card

簡易

かんい

simplicity

簡略

かんりゃく

simple

簡便

かんべん

simple

簡明

かんめい

terse

簡素

かんそ

simple

Example Sentences

10

もっとかんたんなことばではなしてください。

please speak in simpler words.

It sounds easy.

It was easy.

It's so easy.

The reason is simple.

The recipe is easy.

This is easy for me.

It was easy to fix.

It's simple to use.

Was that too easy?