JLPT N2 · 16 strokes
Kanji 薄: "dilute, thin, weak (tea)"
The kanji 薄 means "dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ハク in on'yomi and うす.い, うす-, -うす, うす.める, うす.まる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うす.いうす--うすうす.めるうす.まる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1009 of 2,501 |
Common words with 薄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 薄いthin (of an object) · pale; light; faint
- 薄暗いdim; gloomy
- 薄らlégèrement, faiblement, à peine (perceptible)
- 薄れるto fade; to become dim
- 薄々thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
- 軽薄frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow
- 薄汚れるto get slightly dirty (all over)
- 薄情unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
- 薄汚いfilthy; dirty (looking); drab
- 希薄thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population) · lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)
- 薄闇very dim light
- 薄気味悪いweird; eerie; uncanny
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