Info on the Kanji 薄

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Meaning(s)

dilute, thin, weak (tea)

Reading(s)

onyomi HAKU
kunyomi usu-i, usu-meru, usu-maru, usu-ragu, usu-reru

Other

stroke count 16
grade s
jlpt level N2
Example words with 薄
WordMeaning
はく
haku
light
おはく
o haku
weak matcha
きはく
kihaku
thin / diluted / sparse / lean / weak / rarified / rarefied / lacking / deficient / insufficient
きょくはく
kyoku haku
ultrathinness
けいはく
keihaku
frivolous / superficial
おはく
o haku
weak matcha
あつしはく
atsushi haku
thickness / partiality
こくはく
koku haku
cruel / inhumane
てうす
teusu
short of hands / insufficient
せいはく
seihaku
mental retardation / mentally retarded
せんぱく
senpaku
shallowness / superficiality
にくはく
nikuhaku
come close to / closing in upon / pressing hard / challenge
うすい
usui
thin / pale / light / watery / dilute / sparse / weak / slim / small
うすめ
usume
slight / thin / on the weak side
うすら
usura
thinly / lightly / slightly / hazy / fuzzy / dim / faint / slight
はくころも
haku koromo
thin or light silk / sheer silk / veil
はくくも
haku kumo
thin clouds
うすじお
usujio
lightly salted
はっか
hakka
mint / japanese peppermint
はっきゅう
hakkyuu
small salary / meagre salary / meager salary
うすがた
usugata
thin / slim / flat
はくひかり
haku hikari
faint light / pale light
はくくち
haku kuchi
light
はっこう
hakkou
unhappiness / sad fate / misfortune
うすべに
usubeni
light pink / light crimson
うすがみ
usugami
thin paper
はくじゃく
hakujaku
feebleness / weakness / weak
うすで
usude
of thin make / light / thin / shallow / slight wound
はくじょう
hakujou
unfeeling / heartless / cold-hearted / cruel
はくしょく
haku shoku
pale color / pale colour
はくあお
haku ao
light blue / pale blue
はくゆき
haku yuki
light snowfall
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Example Sentences with 薄
彼は暗がりと戦いながら、彼等の名前を数えていった。

どこからどう見ても幸の美少女、悲劇のヒロインだ。

だから今は降参ね。他にもまだ調べてはみるけど・・・期待だと思う。

いよいよ暮、もうすぐ宵闇。



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