温厚

おんこう

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun gentle; mild-mannered

Kanji

• 温 warm. Read as オン.
• 厚 thick. Read as コウ.

Example sentences

• トムは普段温厚なんだけど、忙しくなると怒りっぽくなるんだよな。
  Tom is usually quite gentle, but when he is busy he can be quick to take offence.
• トムは温厚な性格だった。
  Tom was warm and gentle.
• サミさんは、すごく温厚な方だったみたいだ。
  Sami seemed to be a very mild-mannered man.

Words containing 温厚

• 温厚篤実 (おんこうとくじつ) having a gentle and sincere personality
• 温厚寡黙 (おんこうかもく) gentle and reticent

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