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Zach

単なる

Reading

Kana: たんなる
Romaji: tannaru
Kana
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Definition

1

mere; simple; sheer

Kanji

Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely

Example Sentences

それは(たん)なる冗談(じょうだん)だよ。
➥It's merely a joke.
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(かれ)(たん)なる習慣(しゅうかん)奴隷(どれい)だ。
➥They are mere creatures of habit.
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(かれ)(たん)なる(おろ)(もの)でしかない。
➥He is nothing but a fool.
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それは(たん)なる手落(てお)ちだ。
➥It was simply an oversight.
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それは(たん)なる偶然(ぐうぜん)だと(おも)う。
➥I think it is a mere coincidence.
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(わたし)はそれは(たん)なる偶然(ぐうぜん)だと(おも)う。
➥I think it is a mere coincidence.
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