01
厚い
あつい
thick
Meanings
- thick
- heavy
- rich
- kind
- cordial
- brazen
Readings
Onyomi
- コウ
Kunyomi
- あつ.い
- あか
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Useful words
02
厚手
あつで
thick (material)
03
厚かましい
あつかましい
impudent, brazen
04
厚着
あつぎ
dressing warmly
05
濃厚
のうこう
rich (flavor), thick
06
厚意
こうい
kindness, favor
Compare Kanji
01薄Pair95%dilute, thinThick and thin make the cleanest meaning contrast for 厚.02重Meaning82%heavy, importantA sense of weight sits close to thickness, especially in the heavy feel of 厚.03深Meaning70%deep, heightenDepth and thickness both ask learners to imagine more substance, not just size.04層Meaning67%stratum, social classLayers are one practical way to picture something becoming thick.05原Shape58%meadow, originalThe broad cliff-like top appears in both, but the lower stacks split them apart.06字Component52%character, letterThe 子 shape at the bottom of 厚 becomes easier to spot after seeing 字.