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単純

たんじゅん

simple, uncomplicated

Mnemonic

One thread with nothing else spun into it, which about a person is a compliment and an observation at the same time. A tan たん in June じゅん and no more to him: たんじゅん.

Worth knowing

簡単 かんたん is simple as in easy to do and ただ is simply as in merely. 単純 is simple as in not complicated, and about a person it can be pointed.

Built from

single, simple
One of a thing, with nothing else added to it.
pure, unmixed
糸 thread on the left with nothing else spun into it. One material and no mixture anywhere.

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