Kanji1 / 11
淡 kanji
thin, faint, pale, fleeting
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
タン
Kun readings
あわい
Words with 淡
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N2淡水Popularfresh water (i.e. not salt water)
- N1冷淡Popularcool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted; cold; cold-hearted; heartless; unkind
- —濃淡Popularlight and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
- —淡々Popularuninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached; plain; light; simple; bland; flowing gently
- —淡白Popularlight (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing; unselfish; indifferent (to); not particular (about)
- —枯淡elegant simplicity
- —淡彩light colouring; light coloring
- —平淡simple; quiet
- —恬淡disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
- —淡色light color; light colour
- —淡湖freshwater lake
- —淡味light flavor
- —淡麗smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish
- —淡黄pale yellow; light yellow
- —淡然plain; indifferent; quiet
- —淡紅pink; rose
- —淡月faint moon; hazy moon
- —淡墨pale Indian ink
- —淡黄色pale yellow; light yellow
- —淡紅色pink; rose