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JLPT N3adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

単たんに

tanni

simply, merely

Example sentences

彼かれは単たんに好奇心こうきしんからそれをしただけだ。
He did it simply out of curiosity.
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幸福こうふくは単たんに富とみにあるのではない。
Happiness does not consist simply in wealth.
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彼かれは単たんに冗談じょうだんとしてそれを言いった。
He said it merely as a joke.
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Kanji in 単

単simple; oneOnタンKunひとえ

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