JLPT N4 · な-adjective

簡単 (kantan)

簡単 (かんたん, kantan) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “simple; easy”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かんたん
Romaji: kantan
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

simple; easy; uncomplicated · な-adjective, noun
brief; quick; light · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

テニスをすることは私には簡単だ。

Playing tennis is easy for me.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 簡単

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	簡単だ	かんたんだ kantanda
Present (polite)	簡単です	かんたんです kantandesu
Negative	簡単じゃない	かんたんじゃない kantanjanai
Past	簡単だった	かんたんだった kantandatta
Negative past	簡単じゃなかった	かんたんじゃなかった kantanjanakatta
Te-form	簡単で	かんたんで kantande
Before a noun	簡単な	かんたんな kantanna
Adverb (~ni)	簡単に	かんたんに kantanni

Kanji in 簡単

簡

simplicity, brevityカン・ケン・えら.ぶ・ふだ · 18 strokes

単

simple, one, singleタン・ひとえ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 簡単.

簡易かんいsimple簡潔かんけつconcise簡素かんそsimple単位たんいunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.)単語たんごword単純たんじゅんsimple単にたんにsimply単なるたんなるmere単数たんすうsingle単一たんいつsingle単調たんちょうmonotony単独たんどくsole

Source: JMdict entry 1214330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.