薄
thin; dilute; weak (tea); pampas grass
16 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1009.
Readings
- うすい (kun reading): 薄い (うすい) thin (of an object); 影が薄い (かげがうすい) in the background
- うす (kun reading): 薄め (うすめ) thinnish; 薄着 (うすぎ) being lightly dressed
- ハク (on reading): 希薄 (きはく) thin (air); 肉薄 (にくはく) closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.)
- うすれる (kun reading): 薄れる (うすれる) to fade
- うすめる (kun reading): 薄める (うすめる) to dilute; 水で薄める (みずでうすめる) to water down
- うすまる (kun reading): 薄まる (うすまる) to become weak
- うすら (kun reading): 薄ら寒い (うすらさむい) chilly; 薄ら笑い (うすらわらい) faint smile
- うすらぐ (kun reading): 薄らぐ (うすらぐ) to become thin
- すすき (kun reading): 薄 (すすき) Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); 落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず (おちむしゃはすすきのほにおず) when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you
Components
- 艹
- 溥
- 丶 radical dot
- 十 radical ten
- 寸 radical inch; measure
- ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水
- ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
- 田 radical rice field
Words using 薄
- 薄い (うすい) thin (of an object)
- 影が薄い (かげがうすい) in the background
- 味が薄い (あじがうすい) lightly seasoned
- 薄い板 (うすいいた) sheet
- 薄い色 (うすいいろ) light color
- 薄め (うすめ) thinnish
- 薄着 (うすぎ) being lightly dressed
- 薄目 (うすめ) half-open eyes
- 薄暗い (うすぐらい) dim
- 薄手 (うすで) thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.)
- 希薄 (きはく) thin (air)
- 肉薄 (にくはく) closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.)
- 軽薄 (けいはく) frivolous
- 薄暮 (はくぼ) dusk
- 薄力粉 (はくりきこ) cake flour
- 薄れる (うすれる) to fade
- 薄める (うすめる) to dilute
- 水で薄める (みずでうすめる) to water down
- 薄まる (うすまる) to become weak
- 薄ら寒い (うすらさむい) chilly
- 薄ら笑い (うすらわらい) faint smile
- 薄ら氷 (うすらひ) thin ice
- 薄らぐ (うすらぐ) to become thin
- 薄 (すすき) Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)
- 落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず (おちむしゃはすすきのほにおず) when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you
- 花薄 (はなすすき) Japanese pampas grass in ear
- 薄伽梵 (ばがぼん) Bhagavan
183 words in all.