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proper noun

單: single

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單 [单] dān

adjective | adverb
: bill; list; form
: single; only; sole
: odd number

單 [单] shàn

proper noun
: (Chinese surname)

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単 | ひとえ hitoe

noun | no-adjective
: one layer; single; one-fold

単に | たんに tanni

adverb
: one layer; single; one-fold

単なる | たんなる tannaru

pre-noun adjectival
: mere; simple; sheer

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単 | たん tan

prefix
: single; simple
: (Noun) (Abbreviation) singles (in tennis)
: (Abbreviation) winning system (as in horse racing)

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楚: distinct

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楚 chǔ

proper noun
: distinct; clear
: orderly
: pain; suffering
: deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
: punishment cane (old)

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楚 | しもと shimoto

noun
: switch (flogging implement made from a branch)

楚 | すわい suwai OR すわえ suwae

noun
: (Archaism) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant)
: switch (cane used for flogging)

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ソ so
ショ shou

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