Keyword
single
- simple
- one
- merely
- Frequency
- #586
- Strokes
- 9
- Grade
- 4
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 2078
Readings
タン100%
Mnemonic
The flamethrower gardener torches every flower but one: a single sunflower survives, its tiny hairs of petals singed, its outer shell of seeds smoking.
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Used in vocabulary
単位
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole; credit (in school, university, etc.); point; by the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...; …
Noun
単
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
Noun
単
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
Prefix
単行本
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
Noun
単身赴任
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
Noun
単発
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; single-engined airplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial; one-off; single occasion
Noun
単品
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
Noun