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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

  • 薄ススキNoun
    Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis), maiden grass, susuki grass
  • 希薄きはくna-adjective
    thin (air), weak (liquid), dilute
  • 薄れるうすれるIchidan verb
    to fade, to become dim
  • 手薄てうすna-adjective
    shorthanded, short of hands, undermanned
  • 肉薄にくはくNoun
    closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard
  • 薄いうすいi-adjective
    thin (of an object)
  • 薄弱はくじゃくNoun
    feebleness, weakness
  • 薄着うすぎNoun
    being lightly dressed

Practice in Kanjiru

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