かん
簡
どく
牘

noun

Archaism.
  1. letter, missive, note.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
簡
どく
牘
 簡牘 かんどく
かん
簡
とく
牘
 簡牘 かんとく
かん
竿
どく
牘
 竿牘 かんどく
かん
竿
とく
牘
 竿牘 かんとく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

simplicity, brevity
カン　ケン　えら.ぶ (6th, N2)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
interval, space
ま　カン　ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
letter
トク　かきもの　ふだ (Kentei 1)
one-sided, leaf, sheet
かた-　ヘン (6th, N2)
sell, betray, show off
う.る　バイ (Kentei 1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)