01
薄い
うすい
thin
Meanings
- dilute
- thin
- weak (tea)
- pampas grass
Readings
Onyomi
- ハク
Kunyomi
- うす.い
- うす-
- -うす
- うす.める
- うす.まる
- うす.らぐ
- うす.ら-
- うす.れる
- すすき
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Useful words
02
薄める
うすめる
to dilute
03
薄暗い
うすぐらい
dim
04
薄着
うすぎ
light clothing
05
薄れる
うすれる
to fade
06
薄情
はくじょう
heartless
Compare Kanji
01厚Pair94%thick, heavyThin 薄 and thick 厚 form a direct contrast learners can feel immediately.02濃Pair86%concentrated, thickWeak or diluted 薄 contrasts neatly with rich or dense 濃.03淡Meaning82%thin, faintAlso suggests lightness or dilution, near the weak-tea left action rim of 薄.04浅Meaning76%shallow, superficialShallow 浅 gives another “not deep” image beside thin 薄.05弱Meaning72%weak, frailWeakness overlaps with 薄 when flavor, presence, or force is faint.06細Meaning70%dainty, get thinFine or slender 細 adds a shape-adjacent meaning beside thin 薄.