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JLPT N3 · Adverb

単に (tanni)

単に (たんに, tanni) is a Japanese adverb meaning “simply; merely”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
たんに
Romaji
tanni
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. simply; merely; only; solely · adverb

Example sentences

彼は単に好奇心からそれをしただけだ。
He did it simply out of curiosity.
Tatoeba #102278

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

Kanji in 単に

単
simple, one, singleタン・ひとえ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 単に.

簡単かんたん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 1417030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.