淡
faint, fleeting, pale, thin
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
11 / 11
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:1436
Vocabulary
タン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淡水 | タンスイ | fresh water (i.e. not salt water) |
| 濃淡 | ノウタン | light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor) |
| 冷淡 | レイタン | cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted; cold; cold-hearted; heartless; unkind |
| 淡淡 | タンタン | uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached; plain; light; simple; bland; flowing gently |
| 淡紅色 | タンコウショク | pink; rose |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淡々 | たんたん | uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached; plain; light; simple; bland; flowing gently |
| 淡い | あわい | light; faint; pale; fleeting |
| 淡白 | たんぱく | light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing; unselfish; indifferent (to); not particular (about) |
| 淡口 | うすくち | light (flavor); lightly seasoned; light soy sauce; thin (porcelain, ceramic, etc.); thinly made; fine; delicate |
| 淡雪 | あわゆき | light snow; light snowfall; thin layer of snow; jellied dessert made of beaten egg white, agar and sugar |
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