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JLPT N2pre-noun adjectivalLevel estimated by Bebop

単たんなる

tannaru

mere, simply a

Example sentences

  1. それは単たんなる偶然ぐうぜんだと思おもう。

    I think it is a mere coincidence.

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  2. それは単たんなる冗談じょうだんだよ。

    It’s merely a joke.

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  3. 彼かれは単たんなる愚おろか者ものでしかない。

    He is nothing but a fool.

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Kanji in 単

  • 単simple; oneOnタンKunひとえ

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