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Simplicity, Brevity JLPT N2

18 strokes · school grade 6 · frequency rank #983

Meaning

Simplicity, Brevity

Readings

On’yomiカン kan、ケン ken
Kun’yomiえら.ぶ erabu、ふだ fuda

Radical

竹 — bamboo (Kangxi radical #118)

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