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単たんなる

N3
たんなる tannaru
  1. mere
  2. simple
  3. sheer
pre-noun adjectival

Chinese meanings

仅仅是;单纯的

Examples

  • それは単たんなる偶ぐう然ぜんだと思おもう。
    I think it is a mere coincidence.
    我觉得那只是偶然。
  • それは単たんなる手て落おちだ。
    It was simply an oversight.
    那只是疏忽。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('c7e318382a'); // 単なる
{
  "id": "c7e318382a",
  "word": "単なる",
  "reading": "たんなる",
  "romaji": "tannaru",
  "meanings": [
    "mere",
    "simple",
    "sheer"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adj-pn"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1417020,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "それは単なる偶然だと思う。",
      "furigana": "それは{単|たん}なる{偶然|ぐうぜん}だと{思|おも}う。",
      "en": "I think it is a mere coincidence.",
      "tatoeba_id": 159773
    },
    {
      "ja": "それは単なる手落ちだ。",
      "furigana": "それは{単|たん}なる{手落|てお}ちだ。",
      "en": "It was simply an oversight.",
      "tatoeba_id": 204990
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "bcc4c1452b00a2e6f57e33e0b4930cac06d0316758e48d79a6b636fe5fed4a2c",
    "meanings": [
      "仅仅是",
      "单纯的"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "それは単なる偶然だと思う。",
        "zh": "我觉得那只是偶然。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "それは単なる手落ちだ。",
        "zh": "那只是疏忽。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/c7e318382a",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1417020; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "a75d5be7beafebfbb055110b8be1bfc66cb787c19f0ebb3c3ffb59a427a365fa",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}