薄 — kanji meaning “dilute”
薄
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
- Meanings
- dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
- On'yomi
- ハク (haku)
- Kun'yomi
- 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
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1009 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- bó, báo, bò — Chinese character page
Words with 薄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薄い | うすい usui | thin (of an object) |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい usugurai | dim; gloomy |
| 希薄 | きはく kihaku | thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute |
| 軽薄 | けいはく keihaku | frivolous; flippant; superficial |
| 薄着 | うすぎ usugi | being lightly dressed |
| 品薄 | しなうす shinausu | shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply |
| 薄れる | うすれる usureru | to fade; to become dim |
| 薄める | うすめる usumeru | to dilute; to water down; to thin |
| 手薄 | てうす teusu | shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned |
| 薄切り | うすぎり usugiri | thin slice; slicing thin |
| 薄まる | うすまる usumaru | to become weak |
| 薄弱 | はくじゃく hakujaku | feebleness; weakness |
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