Keyword
thin in volume
- dilute
- thin
- weak (tea)
- pampas grass
- Frequency
- #1009
- Strokes
- 16
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 242
Readings
うす62%
ハク38%
Mnemonic
Blades of grass poke through pond ice a few centimeters thick, water drops seep up, and one droplet on your boot is reason enough: it is thin in volume.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
薄い
thin (of an object); pale; light; faint; watery; thin; diluted; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence); …
I-adjective
希薄
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population); rarefied; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)
Na-adjective
薄
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; pale; dim; thin; somehow; kind of; in some way; scarce; slim; …
Prefix
肉薄
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
Noun
手薄
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
Na-adjective
薄める
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
Ichidan verb