Quick answer
簡 is the kanji for "Brief". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is えら.ぶ (erabu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Brief
Also : Simplicity · Brevity
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
18 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 簡 represents 'SIMPLICITY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of simplicity.
On-reading: かん — remember this sound by associating it with simplicity. Kun-reading: えら.ぶ.
Example Sentences
手続きを簡略化することで、利用者の負担が軽くなります。
てつづきをかんりゃくかすることで、りようしゃのふたんがかるくなります。
By simplifying procedures, the burden on users decreases.
簡単そうに見える仕事でも、実際にやってみると難しいことがあります。
かんたんそうにみえるしごとでも、じっさいにやってみるとむずかしいことがあります。
Even work that looks easy can be difficult when you actually try it.
Vocabulary using 簡
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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