JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 淡: "thin, faint, pale"
The kanji 淡 means "thin, faint, pale, fleeting". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タン in on'yomi and あわ.い 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)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あわ.い
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 | thin, faint, pale, fleeting |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1436 of 2,501 |
Common words with 淡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 淡々détaché, impassible, indifférent · sobre, simple, sans saveur
- 淡いlight; faint; pale; fleeting
- 冷淡cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted · cold; cold-hearted; heartless; unkind
- 淡白light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain · frank; candid; easygoing; unselfish
- 濃淡light and shade; shade (of colour, color) · depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
- 淡路Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture) · Awaji (island)
- 淡雪light snow; light snowfall; thin layer of snow · jellied dessert made of beaten egg white, agar and sugar
- 淡水fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
- 平淡simple; quiet
- 淡水魚freshwater fish
- 淡紅色pink; rose
- 恬淡disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
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