| 1699 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 975 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4075 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1091 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 874 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1542 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 799 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 671 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3004 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2093 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 232 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32083P | Morohashi |
| 2370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5225 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 242 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1850 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1009 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 薄弱 【ハクジャク】 feebleness, weakness, weak
- 薄謝 【ハクシャ】 small consideration (remuneration, token of gratitude)
- 肉薄 【ニクハク】 closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling
- 精薄 【セイハク】 mental retardation (pejorative), mentally retarded
Kun reading compounds
- 薄い 【うすい】 thin (of an object), pale, light, faint, watery, thin, diluted, weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.), not much (of a presence), slim (probability, etc.), small, sparse, patchy, scattered
- 薄板 【うすいた】 thin board, veneer, thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less), thin cloth, square wooden vase stand
- 薄める 【うすめる】 to dilute, to water down
- 薄まる 【うすまる】 to become weak
- 薄らぐ 【うすらぐ】 to become thin, to fade, to grow pale
- 薄れる 【うすれる】 to fade, to become dim
- 薄 【すすき】 Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis), maiden silvergrass, zebra grass
- 花薄 【はなすすき】 Japanese pampas grass in ear
Readings
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- pálido
- fino
- delgado
- diluirse
- debilitarse
- diluir
- aclarar
- palidecer
- desvanecerse
Portuguese
- diluir
- fraco
- ralo (chá)
French
- fin
- dilué
- léger (thé)
| 1948 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k13.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4414.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8584 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2323 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伽耶 【カヤ】 Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy), Karak
- 伽耶琴 【カヤグム】 gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)
- 閼伽 【アカ】 water offering to Buddha, holy water
- 真那伽 【マナカ】 incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Malacca)
- 伽藍 【ガラン】 temple (esp. large one), monastery, temple building
- 伽藍鳥 【ガランチョウ】 pelican
- 瑜伽 【ユガ】 yoga
- 迦陵頻伽 【カリョウビンガ】 kalavinka, imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes, person or creature with a beautiful voice
- 伽羅 【キャラ】 aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana), aloes-wood perfume, aloes-wood incense
- 伽羅蕗 【キャラブキ】 stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
- 僧伽 【ソウギャ】 sangha (the Buddhist community)
Kun reading compounds
- 伽 【とぎ】 nursing, nurse, attending, attendant, entertainer
- 伽芝居 【とぎしばい】 fairy play, pantomime
- 御伽 【おとぎ】 attending (upon), keeping another company
- 夜伽 【よとぎ】 attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse), sleeping with a man (at his bidding), overnight vigil before burial
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- asistencia
- cuidado
- atención
Portuguese
French
| 398 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2014 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 74 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 46 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 486 | Morohashi |
| 159 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2115 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2251 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2620.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f3d | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 梵 【ボン】 Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism), Brahma, Brahma (Hindu creator god), Sanskrit
- 梵学 【ボンガク】 study of Sanskrit, study of Buddhism
- 薄伽梵 【バガボン】 Bhagavan, Bhagwan, Lord
Readings
- Korean:
- beom
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 140 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1490 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 14888X | Morohashi |
| 2701 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2954 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a7.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 4421.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-59-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68b5 | Unicode hex code |