単たんなるたんなるCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1pre-noun adjectivalmere; simple; nothing more thanUsed before a noun to emphasize that something is just that and nothing more, often with a dismissive or minimizing tone.それは単たんなる噂うわさに過すぎない。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThat'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。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHis story is just an excuse.See all 181 example sentences ›Usage patterns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。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThat'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。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThis is not just a mere coincidence.