JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 厚: "thick, heavy, rich"
The kanji 厚 means "thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コウ in on'yomi and あつ.い, あか 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)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あつ.いあか
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 | thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 768 of 2,501 |
Common words with 厚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 厚いthick; deep; heavy · kind; cordial; hospitable; warm
- 分厚いépais, volumineux
- 濃厚rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.) · probable; (very) likely; strong (suspicion, sense, etc.); pronounced
- 重厚profound; deep; grave; solid
- 厚意kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour
- 厚みthickness · profundity; depth
- 温厚gentle; mild-mannered
- 厚かましいimpudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky
- 手厚いwarm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable
- 厚手thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
- 肉厚thick; meaty; fleshy
- 厚thickness
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