Keyword
single
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig2078
Old form
Readings
たん
(99%)
Composed of
tiny hairs
outer shell
one
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a single sunflower.

The hairs on the top are its flower petals, the part in the middle is where the seeds are, and on the bottom we have its stem and the leaves.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
war
bullet
Zen
cicada
Used in vocabulary (389 in total)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
simply; merely; only; solely
mere; simple; sheer
word; vocabulary
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
alone; unaided; away from home
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
simply put; putting it simply; in short
independent action; acting alone
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
simple and clear; plain and simple
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
unit price; unit cost
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
single colour (color); monochrome
lone plane
simply put; putting it simply
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
teaching unit
monetary unit; currency unit
unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
single-seater; single-seated; sitting alone
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
average amount from one customer
singular number
AA battery; AA cell
single line (of ships); single line formation; line of battle
winning at the races
parthenogenesis; virgin birth
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
injection; monomorphism
plain and simple; naive
single mounting
single-theater; independent (cinema); art-house (film)
propaganda leaflet
simple; easy; uncomplicated
astronomical unit; AU
going alone; doing by oneself
singular form (of a noun)
monopetalous; univalve
single shot gun; one-loader gun
monadic; simplex; unary
Chanyu (supreme leader of the Xiongnu people)
single-engine plane
isolation (e.g. of a particular chemical substance within a mixture)
monocrystal; single crystal
simple sentence
AAA battery; AAA cell
unlined kimono
single-seated plane; single-seater
perfecta (bet); exacta; straight forecast
simple system; single-entry (bookkeeping)
simplification; unification
per unit time; rate per unit of time
racially homogeneous; monoracial
single-mounted gun (naval turret, tank, etc.)
simple or lightweight clothing
N battery; N cell
C battery; C cell
simple leaf; monoplane
ethnically homogeneous nation; racially homogeneous nation
monadic operator; unary operator
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
single currency; currency unification
single barrel; single-barrelled
employee posted away from their family
single market (e.g. European single market)
solitary cell; solitary confinement cell; isolation cell
single-person household
monolayer; single layer; single story (storey)
price per unit of area; price per square meter (metre)
base hit; one-base hit; single
establishing something (e.g. a company or a religious order) by oneself; company or religious order founded in such a way
purchase price; unit purchase price
simple interest
(philosophical) monad
single crop
single yarn (in spinning)
infectious mononucleosis; mono; glandular fever
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed
single phase; haploid phase
simplicity and complexity; singular and plural; single and double; singles and doubles (in tennis)
monomial (expression)
simple phrase
(being a) fan of a single member of a music group (esp. idol group)
monochrome picture
monosaccharide
worker who only does one task; single skill worker
individual action; unilateral act
third person singular present
vocabulary word list
first or solo run in a race (grand prix, horse race, etc.)
source module; compilation unit
single-precision
single-grade (classroom)
monolingual; homogeneous (language)
single-entry bookkeeping
single authorship (of a book, paper, etc.); single-author work
collating (printing)
economic unit (entity involved in economic activity, e.g. households, businesses, nations); economic unit (measurement of economic activity)
college (offering a single course of study)
unconditional acceptance (of an inheritance); absolute acceptance
coursework completed without degree; withdrawal from a course having completed the coursework
simple harmonic motion; simple harmonic oscillation
identity element; neutral element
monoculture; monocropping
AAAA battery; AAAA cell
International System of Units; SI
monotremes; Monotremata
C battery; C cell
single-kanji conversion (in an input method)
point system; credit system
AAA battery; AAA cell
prefixed unit of measurement (i.e. millimeter, kilogram, etc.); supplementary SI unit (radian and steradian)
sole custody; sole parental authority
Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)
perfecta (bet); exacta; straight forecast
simple average; arithmetic average
single column (in marching)
single standard; monometallism; monometalism
lexical unit; lexical token
AA battery; AA cell
simple thermal hot spring (containing less than one thousand ppm of dissolved minerals)
narrow-minded; short-sighted
unit test; testing an item in isolation
centimetre-gram-second system of units
veneer (e.g. wood products); single panel (e.g. electronics, optics, automotive); single plate
win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
single-seater; single-seated; sitting alone
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
(single-industry) industrial union
monopetalous; univalve
single-seated plane; single-seater
N battery; N cell
purchase price; unit purchase price
unlined kimono worn as an undergarment by court nobles
AAAA battery; AAAA cell
identity matrix; unit matrix
local labor union; local labour union
local labor union; local labour union
D size (battery); monomorphic
D size (battery); monomorphic
single-entry (bookkeeping); voting for one person only
voting for one person only
glossary; vocabulary
singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
Indian file; single file; single column
monochromatic light
single-barreled gun
sole supply; monopoly supplier
unconsolidated balance sheet; single-company balance sheet
simple ratio
simple proportion
single-petaled flower
Arabian camel; dromedary; one-hump camel
single standard; monometallism; monometalism
simple-interest table
simple-interest method
unisexual flower
simple link
monophthong; simple vowel
monoenergetic beam (particle physics)
same singular and plural form (of a noun) (e.g. sheep)
in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger
derived unit (i.e. metre per second, cubic metre, etc.)
derived unit (i.e. metre per second, cubic metre, etc.)
derived unit (i.e. metre per second, cubic metre, etc.)
derived unit (i.e. metre per second, cubic metre, etc.)
acting alone in committing a crime
non-monotonic logic; nonmonotonic logic
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays
single-kanji dictionary (esp. for use in an input method)
advanced standing (in school or college); credit for prior studies
per-connection; by connection
module; program unit
monostable (trigger) circuit
single step operation; step-by-step operation
monadic operation; unary operation
cut sheet (paper)
expedited (N)-service-data-unit; (N)-expedited-data-unit
particular average; particular average loss; particular loss
synapsids; theropsids; mammal-like reptiles
output level (e.g. in manufacturing); consumption rate (e.g. fuel, power); intensity
menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
Protectorate General of the Central Asian Nomadic Lands; Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 650 CE
designated money trust
electrostatic unit; esu
electromagnetic unit; emu
logogram; logograph
consolidated base; single base
Monoplacophora (polyphyletic class of mollusks)
Synapsida (class of amniotes)
layman's terms; simple name; uncomplicated term; singular
single-drug; single-agent; single-treatment
monotherapy; single-drug therapy; single-agent treatment
D battery; D cell
D battery; D cell
simple fruit
simple fruit; monothalamic fruit
monothelitism (theology); monotheletism
monophysitism (theology)
monophysitism (theology)
monotone function; monotonic function
doing something on one's own without another's help
motorcycle decorated with anime characters
C size (battery)
C size (battery)
AA size (battery)
AA size (battery)
AAA size (battery)
AAA size (battery)
N size (battery)
N size (battery)
AAAA size (battery)
AAAA size (battery)
single-answer question format
single-answer question format
monoclinic crystal system
single site approximation
local labor union; local labour union
Examples (200 in total)
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