たん
Meanings
Adverb
1. simply; merely; only; solely
Kanji used
single
Pitch accent
んに
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Composed of
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
Examples (11 in total)
He owes his success only to good luck.
Happiness does not consist simply in wealth.
She argues just for the sake of arguing.
I work simply because I like to work.
He said it merely as a joke.
He is not really a friend, just an acquaintance.
Science is far more than a collection of facts and methods.
You should never look down on a man merely because he is poor.
A job is not merely a means to earn a living.
I'll treat this play simply as a tragedy.
Education does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.