かんそ

[簡素] *simplicity

【U】［ほめて］ 飾り気のなさ

plainness

【U】質素， 地味

austerity

【U】.

¶→簡素化

¶→簡素化する

◇→簡素な

簡素
simplicity
plain

* * *

かんそ【簡素】

*simplicity

〖U〗［ほめて］ 飾り気のなさ

plainness

〖U〗質素， 地味

austerity

〖U〗.

¶ → 簡素化

¶ → 簡素化する

◇ → 簡素な

* * *

かんそ【簡素】

～な simple; plain (and simple); modest; unadorned; austere.

●簡素な生活 a [the] simple life

・簡素な(結婚)披露宴 a modest [plain] wedding (reception).

●茶室は簡素なしつらえが特徴だ. A traditional Japanese tearoom is characterized by simplicity [simple decor].

簡素さ simplicity 《of dress [style, lifestyle]》; plainness; austerity; lack of ornament [decoration].

●私は彼女の生活の簡素さに驚いた. I was astonished at the simplicity [austerity] of her (way of) life. | She lived an astonishingly plain [austere] life.

簡素に simply 《decorated》; in a simple manner [way]; without decoration; austerely; unostentatiously.

●思想は高く, 生活は簡素に plain living and high thinking; think high thoughts but live simply [a simple life]

・床の間には簡素に一輪の花が置かれていた. There was only a single flower in the alcove. | There was no decoration in the tokonoma [The tokonoma was bare (of decoration)] except for a single flower.

・結婚式は身内だけで簡素に済ませました. We had a simple wedding with only (members of our) family present.

簡素にする simplify 《a life, a ceremony》; streamline 《office work》; reduce decoration [ornament, ceremony].

●もろもろの手続きを簡素にして行政の迅速を図る simplify [streamline] various procedures and try to speed up administration.

簡素化 simplification.

●簡素化する simplify 《one's life, legal procedures》; reduce 《an argument》 to a simple form; streamline 《office work》.