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簡 means 'simplicity'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 995   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-12    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 46    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 54 words   Used in 80 words   Used in 26 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カン
Additional readings
On    ケン
Kun    えらぶ   ふだ
Variants
简 (Chinese)  
Components
⿱  ⺮ (竹) bamboo  間 interval  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 簡 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 簡 is used 78 times, read 2 ways.
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カン : 75 words FIND ALL
か ん た ん 0
1. simple; easy; uncomplicated
2. brief; quick; light
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ケン : 3 words FIND ALL
り ょ う け ん 1
Most common form: 了見
1. idea; thought; intention; design; inclination; decision; motive
2. discretion
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An additional 2 less common words include 簡 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 843 (originally: 829)  Joy o' Kanji : 829  Key to Kanji: 141 

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簡
カン    simplicity   
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間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
門
モン   かど gate   
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⺮
bamboo
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