厚 — kanji meaning “thick”
厚
thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
- Meanings
- thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- あつ.い、あか
- Name readings
- あ、あっ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #768 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 27
- Chinese reading
- hòu — Chinese character page
Words with 厚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厚生 | こうせい kousei | welfare; public welfare; social welfare |
| 濃厚 | のうこう noukou | rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy |
| 厚い | あつい atsui | thick; deep; heavy |
| 厚み | あつみ atsumi | thickness |
| 厚生省 | こうせいしょう kouseishou | (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 重厚 | じゅうこう juukou | profound; deep; grave |
| 温厚 | おんこう onkou | gentle; mild-mannered |
| 厚紙 | あつがみ atsugami | cardboard; thick paper |
| 手厚い | てあつい teatsui | warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial |
| 分厚い | ぶあつい buatsui | thick; bulky; massive |
| 厚手 | あつで atsude | thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy |
| 厚意 | こうい koui | kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor |
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