| 606 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 698 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 672 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 774 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 824 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 735 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 387 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 985 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 639 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 649 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 848 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 258 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3726 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2588 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 127 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2949 | Morohashi |
| 3003 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 651 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 125 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 132 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 698 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
768 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 厚生 【コウセイ】 welfare, public welfare, social welfare, (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
- 厚相 【コウショウ】 Welfare Minister
- 重厚 【ジュウコウ】 profound, deep, grave, solid, dignified, stately, solemn, composed, substantial, massive
- 敗色濃厚 【ハイショクノウコウ】 likely loss, probable defeat
Kun reading compounds
- 厚い 【あつい】 thick, deep, heavy, kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful, serious (of an illness), abundant
- 厚板 【あついた】 thick board, plank, steel plate (with a thickness of at least 3 mm), heavy brocade cloth, Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (species of fern)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あっ
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- grueso
- espeso
- cordial
- calma
Portuguese
- rico
- pesado
- espesso
- espécie
- de bronze
- cordial
- desavergonhado
French
- épais
- lourd
- cordial
- chaleureux
- gentil
- effronté
- éhonté
| 3347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 7124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 539a | Unicode hex code |
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
- 【ススキ】 Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis), maiden grass, susuki 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)
| 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) |
| 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 |