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単なる (tannaru)

mere,simple,sheer

  • JLPT N3

Meaning

単なる (たんなる, tannaru) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “mere,simple,sheer”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 7

それは単たんなる手落ておちだ。

It was simply an oversight.

彼かれら単たんなる習慣しゅうかんの奴隷どれいだ。

They are mere creatures of habit.

わたしは単なる初心者です。

I am just a beginner.

彼は単なる利己主義者に過ぎない。

He is nothing more than an egoist.

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