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淡

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • thin
  • faint
  • pale
  • fleeting

On'yomi (音読み)

  • タン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • あわ.い
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1497
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

Common Words

  • 淡いあわいi-Adj.light, faint, pale, fleeting
  • 淡水たんすいNounfresh water (i.e. not salt water)
  • 淡々たんたんAdverbuninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached
  • 淡白たんぱくna-Adj.light (flavor, color, etc.), simple, plain
  • 濃淡のうたんNounlight and shade, shade (of colour, color)
  • 冷淡れいたんna-Adj.cool, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted
  • 淡彩たんさいNounlight colouring, light coloring
  • 淡雪あわゆきNounlight snow, light snowfall, thin layer of snow

Practice in Kanjiru

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