Keyword
simple
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1749
Readings
かん
(99%)
Composed of
bamboo
gate
sun
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a gate through which the sun is shining with a simple bamboo-like decoration on the top.

Do not confuse with which doesn't have the bamboo.

Used in vocabulary (92 in total)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
simple; plain; modest
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
simply put; putting it simply; in short
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
simple; easy; quick
simple; brief
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
simple; easy; convenient; handy
simplified version; abridged edition
terse; concise; simple and clear
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
simplification
mobile toilet; portable toilet; simple toilet
simplification
bamboo writing strip
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
collection of letters; collected letters
simple; easy; uncomplicated
conciseness; brevity; simplification
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cafeteria; snack bar; lunch counter
simplified version; abridged edition
to be brief and to the point; to be succinct
simple or lightweight clothing
prefab; prefabricated house
simplified Chinese character
indiscretion; bad idea; thoughtlessness; indiscreetness
simplified registered mail; recorded delivery
pages (in a book) out of order due to an error in binding
crisp; curt; laconic; terse; spare
simplified language
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
simple and plain; frank, direct and unambivalent; straightforward
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
simple, plain, and artless; clear, concise, and unaffected
epistolary style; style of written correspondence
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
postal life insurance
short letter; brief note; (one's) letter
simplified form (of a kanji); any of 22 simplified non-joyo kanji variants commonly used in print
summary court; court of summary offences
simple and plain; staightforward
simple, easy, and convenient
postal life insurance
novel written in epistolary style
at one's discretion
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
postal life insurance; post-office life insurance
ultra-simple; very easy
fast and easy
complexity and simplicity
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
simple; easy; uncomplicated
someone's letter
simple and plain; staightforward
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
your letter
the Epistles (of the New Testament)
electronic mailbox
the epistles of Paul; Pauline epistles
Pastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)
official letter (esp. in internal company corresp.); formal letter
General Epistles (James, Peter, Jude, John); Catholic Epistles; General Letters
correspondence; received letter
microblog; microblogging
letter; missive; note
simplified Chinese character
Examples (200 in total)
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