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薄

薄 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. うすい。ほそい。立体の幅が短い。
  2. うすい。あわい。色や溶媒の密度が小さい。
  3. よわい。貧弱。
  4. ひややか。感情が冷たい。
  5. うすめる。立体の幅や密度を小さくする。貧弱にする。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「溥」。「うすい」を意味する漢語｛薄｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ハクJHS
Kun (native)
  • うす(い)JHS
  • うす〜
  • 〜うす
  • うす(める)JHS
  • うす(まる)JHS
  • うす(らぐ)JHS
  • うす(ら)〜
  • うす(れる)JHS
  • すすき
Other languages
  • 拼音bo2
  • 拼音bao2
  • 拼音bo4
  • 한글bag
  • Hán-ViệtBạc
  • Hán-ViệtBác

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+8584

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹溥

Words using this kanji

  • 薄れるうすれるto fade, to become dim
  • 薄いうすいthin (of an object), pale, light, faint
  • 薄暗いうすぐらい「うすぐらい」を参照。dim, gloomy
  • 薄めるうすめるto dilute, to water down, to thin, to lighten (e.g. a color)
  • 薄まるうすまるto become weak
  • 薄着うすぎbeing lightly dressed
  • 薄らぐうすらぐto become thin, to fade, to grow pale
  • 薄弱はくじゃく体力や意志が弱いこと。 確かでないこと。feebleness, weakness
  • 薄膜うすまく薄い膜。thin film
  • 薄力粉はくりきこたんぱく質、グルテンの含有量が少なく、粘り気が弱い小麦粉。cake flour, pastry flour
  • 薄切りうすぎりthin slice, slicing thin
  • 薄板うすいた「うすいた」参照。thin board, veneer, thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less), thin cloth
  • 薄氷はくひょう薄く張ったこおり。うすらひ。thin ice
  • 薄ススキChinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis), maiden grass, susuki grass
  • 薄日うすび弱い日光。soft light
  • 薄曇りうすぐもりslightly cloudy
  • 薄っぺらうすっぺらvery thin, flimsy, cheap, shallow
  • 薄手うすでthin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.), of thin make, light (e.g. coat), superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.)
  • 薄口うすくちlight (flavor), lightly seasoned, light soy sauce, thin (porcelain, ceramic, etc.)
  • 薄皮うすかわ薄い皮膜。thin skin

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-13
Four Corner
4414.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k13.11
Heisig
242
Nelson
4075