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薄

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • dilute
  • thin
  • weak (tea)
  • pampas grass

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ハク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • うす.い
  • うす-
  • -うす
  • うす.める
  • うす.まる
  • うす.らぐ
  • うす.ら-
  • うす.れる
  • すすき
Strokes
16
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1406
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
艸#140 · grass

Components

Common Words

  • 薄いうすいi-Adj.thin (of an object)
  • 薄弱はくじゃくNounfeebleness, weakness
  • 薄着うすぎNounbeing lightly dressed
  • 薄めるうすめるIchidanto dilute, to water down, to thin, to lighten (e.g. a color), to make less strong (e.g. flavor, depth, etc.)
  • 薄らぐうすらぐGodanto become thin, to fade, to grow pale
  • 薄れるうすれるIchidanto fade, to become dim
  • 薄暗いうすぐらいi-Adj.dim, gloomy
  • 薄まるうすまるGodanto become weak

Practice in Kanjiru

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