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薄 kanji
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Secondary school
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Kun readings
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
Words with 薄
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —薄謝small consideration (remuneration, token of gratitude)
- —薄志weak-willed; a small token of appreciation
- —薄遇poor or inhospitable reception
- —薄紗delicate gauze; gossamer
- —薄光faint light; pale light
- —薄暑light heat at the beginning of the summer
- —薄層thin layer; lamella; lamina; folium
- —超薄extremely thin; ultrathin; superthin
- —犬薄荷catnip (Nepeta cataria); catmint
- —薄荷精essence of mint
- —薄力粉cake flour; pastry flour
- —精薄児intellectually disabled child
- —精薄者intellectually disabled person
- —山薄荷Plectranthus inflexus (species of plant in the mint family)
- —薄情者insensitive person
- —花薄荷oregano (Origanum vulgare)
- —姫薄荷Mentha japonica (species of mint)
- —薄荷脳menthol
- —薄荷油mint oil; peppermint oil
- —薄荷水peppermint beverage; mentha water
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