シンプル

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Describes something that is not complex, elaborate, or decorated; often used for design, explanations, or lifestyle.

シンプルな〈物もの〉a simple/plain ~ (design, life, etc.)
彼かの女じょはシンプルなデザインの服ふくが好すきだ。
She likes clothes with a simple design.
〈物もの〉をシンプルにするto make ~ simple/simplify ~
資し料りょうをもっとシンプルにしてください。
Please make the materials simpler.
シンプルに〈動どう詞し〉to (do) simply/plainly
問もん題だいをシンプルに考かんがえることが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to think about the problem simply.
シンプルな暮くらしa simple lifestyle
最さい近きん、シンプルな暮くらしを心こころがけている。
Lately I've been trying to live a simple life.

簡かん単たんN5
簡単 is a native Japanese word meaning 'easy/simple' with a focus on lack of difficulty, while シンプル is a loanword emphasizing lack of complexity or decoration, often in design or style contexts.
単たん純じゅんN3
単純 means 'simple' in the sense of uncomplicated or even naive, sometimes carrying a negative nuance, whereas シンプル is more neutral and often positive.
簡かん素そN1
簡素 describes plainness that comes from frugality or austerity (e.g. a modest lifestyle), while シンプル is a broader, more neutral term used especially for design and aesthetics.
プレーン
シンプル describes functional or structural simplicity, while プレーン emphasizes the absence of added flavor, decoration, or extra ingredients, especially in food.
ベーシック
シンプル emphasizes simplicity or lack of decoration, whereas ベーシック stresses that something is a fundamental, standard type.

複ふく雑ざつN4
複雑 means 'complicated', the direct opposite of シンプル 'simple/uncomplicated'.

Loanword from English 'simple'.