simple, one, single, merely
単 centers on the idea of being uncomplicated or alone: something simple, single, or merely itself without extra parts.
単 is the modern simplified form of 單. The older form is thought to depict a simple net or a single object, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
The top ⺌ looks like a simple pair of eyes, and the bottom 田 is a field. Imagine a single person standing alone in a field, with nothing else around—just one simple scene.
For タン, picture a single tan-colored leaf in the field: tan -> タン, and it's the only one there, simple and alone.
simple; easy; uncomplicated
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
simply; merely; only; solely
mere; simple; sheer
word; vocabulary
single; simple
sole; single; solo
simple substance (e.g. chemical)
going alone; travelling by oneself
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume
unit price; unit cost
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
winning at the races
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article
English word
monotony; monotone; dullness
single colour (color); monochrome