淡

thin, faint, pale, fleeting

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

タン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あわ.い

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

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

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

inflammation, flame, blaze

lacquer, varnish, seven

ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete

mountain stream, valley

dye, color, paint, stain, print

wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh