“Single” or “Simple” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “単”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “単” means “Uni-“, “Solo” or “Unlined kimono” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “単”
Jouyou Kanji “単” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 9 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | たん(tan) |
| せん(sen) | |
| ぜん(zen) | |
| Kun-Yomi | ひと(つ)(hito(tsu)) |
| ひとえ(hitoe) | |
| Meanings | Single, One |
| Unlined kimono | |
| Simple, Plain | |
| Tag, Card, Note |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “単”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 単位(たんい-ta n i) | ① Unit, Unit of measure, ② Credit (in school) |
| 単一(たんいつ-ta n i tsu) | Single, Simplex, Sole, Uni- |
| 単音(たんおん-ta n o n) | Single tone, Single sound, Monosyllable, Monotone, Phone |
| 単価(たんか-ta n ka) | Unit price, Unit cost, Monovalent |
| 単科大学(たんかだいがく-ta n ka da i ga ku) | College |
| 単眼(たんがん-ta n ga n) | Simple eye, Stemma, Ocellus, Cyclopean eye, Monocular |
| 単記(たんき-ta n ki) | Single entry |
| 単機(たんき-ta n ki) | Single aircraft, Lone plane |
| 単騎(たんき-ta n ki) | Single horseman |
| 単元(たんげん-ta n ge n) | Teaching unit, Module |
| 単語(たんご-ta n go) | Word, Single word, Vocabulary |
| 単行(たんこう-ta n ko u) | ① Going alone, Travelling by oneself, ② (oft. used in compounds) Doing independently, Doing separately |
| 単行本(たんこうぼん-ta n ko u bo n) | Monograph, Independent volume |
| 単細胞生物(たんさいぼうせいぶつ-ta n sa i bo u se i bu tsu) | Unicellular organism, Single-celled organism, Monad |
| 単作(たんさく-ta n sa ku) | Single cropping, Monocrop |
| 単式(たんしき-ta n shi ki) | Simple system, Single-entry bookkeeping, Single expression, Simplex |
| 単純(たんじゅん-ta n ju n) | Simplex, Simplicity, Plain, Uncomplicated, Straightforward, Simple-minded |
| 単子葉植物(たんしようしょくぶつ-ta n shi yo u sho ku bu tsu) | Monocotyledonous plant, Monocotyledon, Monocot |
| 単色(たんしょく-ta n sho ku) | Monochrome, Single color |
| 単身(たんしん-ta n shi n) | Alone, By oneself, Unaccompanied, Unaided, Single-handed, Without one’s family |
| 単数(たんすう-ta n su u) | ① Single, One, ② Singular number |
| 単線(たんせん-ta n se n) | ① Single track (railway), Single line, ② Solid wire, Solid-core wire, Single-strand wire |
| 単打(たんだ-ta n da) | (Baseball game) Single hit, One-base hit |
| 単体(たんたい-ta n ta i) | ① Simple substance (e.g. chemical), ② Something standing alone, Separate item, Solo item |
| 単調(たんちょう-ta n cho u) | Monotony, Monotone, Dullness |
| 単刀直入(たんとうちょくにゅう-ta n to u cho ku nyu u) | Square, Straight, Straightforward, Straight to the point, Point-blank, Frank |
| 単独(たんどく-ta n do ku) | Sole, Single, Solo, Independence, Singleness, Singularity |
| 単発(たんぱつ-ta n pa tsu) | ① Firing one shot at a time, Single-shot gun, ② Having only one engine, Single-engined airplane, ③ One-shot (e.g. story, Non-serial, One-off, Single occasion |
| 単比例(たんびれい-ta n pi re i) | Simple proportion, Simple ratio |
| 単複(たんぷく-ta n pu ku) | Singular and plural, Simplicity and complexity, Single and double, Singles and doubles (in tennis etc) |
| 単文(たんぶん-ta n bu n) | Simple sentence, Single sentence |
| 単弁(たんべん-ta n be n) | ① Monopetalous, ② Univalve |
| 単葉(たんよう-ta n yo u) | ① Simple leaf, Unifoliate leaf, ② Monoplane (aircraft) |
| 単離(たんり-ta n ri) | Isolation (e.g. of a particular chemical substance within a mixture) |
| 簡単(かんたん-ka n ta n) | Easy, Simple, Uncomplicated |
| 十二単(じゅうにひとえ-ju u ni hi to e) | Ceremonial robe of a Japanese court lady, Twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady) |
| 伝単(でんたん-de n ta n) | Leaflet (flyers scattered in the air from planes during WWII) |
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