簡単
かんたん · kantan · JLPT N4 · na-adj
simple
🎋 簡単 = bamboo slip (簡) + single (単): one slip, simple
簡 originally meant the bamboo slips used for writing before paper; a brief note fit on one. 単 means single. One single slip = nothing complicated. Sound hook: kantan sounds like can-tan, as easy as opening a can.