単なる in Japanese

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      "form": "単なる",
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          "単",
          "たん"
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          "english": "only mere wordplay",
          "roman": "tan-naru kotoba-asobi ni suginai",
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              "言葉遊",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "単なる"
}

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    {
      "form": "単なる",
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          "たん"
        ]
      ],
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              "言葉遊",
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  "word": "単なる"
}

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"単なる" meaning in Japanese

adnominal