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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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pre-noun adjectival

mere; simple; nothing more than

Used before a noun to emphasize that something is just that and nothing more, often with a dismissive or minimizing tone.

That's nothing more than a rumor.

彼かれの話はなしは単たんなる言いい訳わけだ。

His story is just an excuse.

単たんなる〈事こと〉に過すぎないto be nothing more than a mere ~
それは単たんなる噂うわさに過すぎない。
That's nothing more than a mere rumor.
単たんなる〈物もの〉ではないto not be just a mere ~
これは単たんなる偶ぐう然ぜんではない。
This is not just a mere coincidence.