簡単のため

Japanese

Kanji in this term
簡	単
かん Grade: 6	たん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
簡單のため (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんたんのため [kàńtáńnótámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ntã̠nːo̞ta̠me̞]

Adverb

簡(かん)単(たん)のため • (kantan no tame) 

1. (chiefly in mathematics, physics) for simplicity; for the sake of simplicity

   簡単(かんたん)のため摩擦(まさつ)を無視(むし)する。

   Kantan no tame masatsu o mushisuru.

   For simplicity, we ignore friction.

Usage notes

• While this expression is frequently considered ungrammatical, it nevertheless is often encountered in mathematics and physics.