単なる
N3たんなる tannaru
- mere
- simple
- sheer
pre-noun adjectival
Chinese meanings
仅仅是;单纯的
Examples
- それは単なる偶然だと思う。I think it is a mere coincidence.我觉得那只是偶然。
- それは単なる手落ちだ。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"
}
}