Kanji 薄: "dilute, thin, weak (tea)"

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

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

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.

• 薄うすいthin (of an object) · pale; light; faint
• 薄うす暗ぐらいdim; gloomy
• 薄うっすらslightly; lightly; thinly; faintly
• 薄うすれるto fade; to become dim
• 薄うす々うすthinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
• 軽けい薄はくfrivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow · flattery; (insincere) compliments
• 薄うす汚よごれるto get slightly dirty (all over)
• 薄はく情じょうunfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
• 薄うす汚ぎたないfilthy; dirty (looking); drab
• 希き薄はくthin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population) · lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)
• 薄うす闇やみvery dim light
• 薄うす気き味み悪わるいweird; eerie; uncanny

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