薄

dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-うすうす-うす.いうす.まるうす.めるうす.ら-うす.らぐうす.れるすすき

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:16

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1009

Vocabulary

ハク

Word	Reading	Meaning
軽薄	ケイハク	frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
精神薄弱	セイシンハクジャク	feeble-mindedness; intellectual disability
肉薄	ニクハク	closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
薄弱	ハクジャク	feebleness; weakness
希薄	キハク	thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population); rarefied; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
薄い	うすい	thin (of an object); pale; light; faint; watery; thin; diluted; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence); slim (probability, etc.); small; sparse; patchy; scattered
薄める	うすめる	to dilute; to water down; to thin; to lighten (e.g. a color); to make less strong (e.g. flavor, depth, etc.); to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down; to temper
薄れる	うすれる	to fade; to become dim
薄暗い	うすぐらい	dim; gloomy
薄着	うすぎ	being lightly dressed

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