🇯🇵 How to say

“easy” in Japanese

簡単かんたん
Illustration of "easy" in a Japanese cultural setting
A person effortlessly assembling a piece of flat-pack furniture with just a few tools, smiling as the instructions are c…

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かんたん is a casual and common word for describing something that requires little effort or is uncomplicated, often used in daily conversation and work contexts.

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