薄 — Japanese kanji
16 strokes · N2
Meanings: Dilute, Thin, Weak (tea), Pampas Grass
On’yomi: はく · Kun’yomi: うす.い、うす-、-うす
Radicals in 薄
- ⺾ — (0 strokes)
- 丶 — dot (1 strokes)
- 十 — ten (2 strokes)
- 寸 — inch (3 strokes)
- 氵 — water (3 strokes)
- 田 — field (5 strokes)
Words using 薄
- 味 が 薄 い (あじがうすい): bland; weak-flavored — 第1週 (3) - 料理をしましょう②
- 薄い (うすい): weak(taste), light (colour), thin — この写真みたいに して ください — Detailed instructions following examples
- 薄汚い (うすぎたない): filthy; dirty — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 18 - Behavior and Psychology
- 薄暗 い 部屋 (うすぐらいへや): dim room (n) — 第5週 (6) - どんなようすですか②
- 薄れる（悲しみが～） (うすれる（かなしみが～）): fading sorrow～ — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 23 - Japanese History
- 希薄化 (希薄化（きはくか）): dilution, weakening — Culture, Tradition & Globalization
- 希薄な (希薄（きはく）な): thin; weak — Unit 11 Adjectives B (851–930)
- 薄 (薄（うす）): thin clothes — Adjectives & Adverbs
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