単に

たんに

simply, merely

What does 単に mean?

単に is a Japanese noun meaning simply, merely in English. It is written as 単に in kanji, たんに in hiragana, and tanni in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は単に好奇心からそれをしただけだ。

He did it simply out of curiosity.