簡

かん

Meanings

1. Noun simplicity; brevity See also: 簡にして要を得る (かんにしてようをえる). Antonym: 繁 (はん).
2. letter; note; correspondence
3. bamboo writing strip (in ancient China)
4. simplified Chinese character See also: 簡体字 (かんたいじ).

Kanji

• 簡 simple. Read as カン.

Example sentences

• 彼のいう事は簡にして要を得た。
  What he said was brief and to the point.

Words containing 簡

• 簡単 (かんたん) simple
• 簡易 (かんい) simple
• 書簡 (しょかん) letter

And 83 more.

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