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KanjiN2Secondary school · 中学16 strokesRadical 艸

薄 · dilute, thin

薄 is a kanji meaning dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass. It has 16 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ハクhaku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • うすいusui
  • うす-usu-
  • -うす-usu
  • うすめるusumeru
  • うすまるusumaru
  • うすらぐusuragu
  • うすら-usura-
  • うすれるusureru
  • すすきsusuki

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 薄 · 4 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 薄
WordReadingMeaningLevel
薄いうすいthin, weakN5
薄暗いうすぐらいdim, gloomyN2
薄めるうすめるto dilute, to water downN2
薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness, weakness, weakN1

Example sentence

コーヒーは薄いのが好きです。

コーヒーはうすいのがすきです

I'd like my coffee weak.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #224899 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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