単 Kanji for single

N3–N2Grade 49 strokes

single, simple, one, merely

Kun: ひとえ
On: タン

単 is the Japanese kanji for single, simple, one, merely. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ひとえ and its on reading is タン.

Stroke order

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Words with 単

単たんsingle, simple
単たんにsimply, merely, only
単たんなるmere, simple, sheer
簡かん単たんsimple, easy, uncomplicated
単たん位いunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.), denomination
単たん純じゅんsimple, plain, uncomplicated

Practice 単 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.