JLPT N1 · な-adjective

簡素 (kanso)

簡素 (かんそ, kanso) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “simple; plain”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かんそ
Romaji: kanso
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

simple; plain; modest · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

芝刈り機が簡素な作りの荷車に積んである。

Some lawn equipment is loaded into the jerry-built cart.

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

Conjugation of 簡素

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	簡素だ	かんそだ kansoda
Present (polite)	簡素です	かんそです kansodesu
Negative	簡素じゃない	かんそじゃない kansojanai
Past	簡素だった	かんそだった kansodatta
Negative past	簡素じゃなかった	かんそじゃなかった kansojanakatta
Te-form	簡素で	かんそで kansode
Before a noun	簡素な	かんそな kansona
Adverb (~ni)	簡素に	かんそに kansoni

Kanji in 簡素

簡

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

素

elementary, principle, nakedソ・ス・もと · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 簡素.

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Source: JMdict entry 1214300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.