Memory phrase for the Kanji: 単


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Meaning

merely, simply, single, only

Pronunciation

TAN

Explanation

From top: rays of light , sun , ten

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

sun beams
simply, merelyIt shines the sun in a group of ten [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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