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JLPT N3 · Noun

案 (an)

案 (あん, an) is a Japanese noun meaning “idea; plan”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あん
Romaji
an
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. idea; plan; proposal; suggestion; (government) bill · noun, suffix noun
  2. draft; rough copy · noun
  3. expectation · noun
  4. desk; stand · noun · archaic

Example sentences

驚いたことに、彼は簡単に案を考え出した。
To my surprise, he easily came up with a plan.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 案

案
plan, suggestion, draftアン・つくえ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 案.

案内あんないguidance案外あんがいunexpectedly提案ていあんproposal答案とうあんexamination paper議案ぎあんlegislative bill法案ほうあんbill (law)案の定あんのじょうas expected案じるあんじるto be anxious (about)

Source: JMdict entry 1154770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.