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簡単

かんたん

simple, easy

Mnemonic

Nothing standing between you and the answer, not one thing in the gap. A can かん of tan たん, and even you could get that open: かんたん.

Worth knowing

Easy to do. ただ means simply in the sense of merely.

Built from

simple, brief
竹 bamboo + 間 gap
single, simple
One of a thing, with nothing else added to it.

Words sharing these kanji

simple, uncomplicated

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