Memory phrase for the Kanji: 単

単

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Meaning merely, simply, single, only

Pronunciation

TAN

Explanation

From top: rays of light , sun 日, ten 十

Mnemonic
 
It shines the sun in a group of ten (= with the 9 planets) as the single one.

Radicals

sun beams
単 simply, merelyIt shines the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [with nine planets, including Pluto] as the mere single.
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 Vocabulary

簡単 かんたん  simple
単 たん  prefix for: single
単価 たんか  unit price, unit cost
単語帳 たんごちょう  vocabulary notebook
単なる たんなる  mere, simple, sheer
単に たんに  simply, merely, only, solely
単一 たんいつ  single, simple, sole, individual, unitory
単位 たんい  unit, denomination, credit (in school)
単数 たんすう  singular (number)

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