簡かん牘どくかんどくMeanings1nounletter; missive; notearchaicArchaic term for a written message or letter. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts or classical contexts.古こ文ぶん書しょには「簡かん牘どくを送おくる」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。In old documents, the expression 'send a letter' (簡牘を送る) can be found.