Jisho

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16 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted
Kun:
こ.い
On:
ノウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 濃 【ノウ】 dark (color), concentrated, thick
  • 濃厚 【ノウコウ】 rich (flavor, color, etc.), strong (e.g. odor), heavy, thick (soup, makeup, etc.), dense, probable, (very) likely, strong (suspicion, sense, etc.), pronounced, passionate, sensuous, hot
  • 特濃 【トクノウ】 highly concentrated, thick, rich, dark

Kun reading compounds

  • 濃い 【こい】 deep (colour), dark, strong (flavour, smell, etc.), thick (consistency), dense, strong (possibility, etc.), thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)
  • 濃い口 【こいくち】 rich (taste), dark-coloured, thick, heavy, dark soy sauce

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nong2
Korean:
nong

Spanish

  • concentrado
  • espeso
  • tupido
  • oscuro
  • profundo

Portuguese

  • concentrado
  • grosso
  • espesso
  • não diluído

French

  • concentré
  • non dilué
  • épais
  • sombre
1681 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1185 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2711 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1503 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
709 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2612 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
957 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
987 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
627 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1256 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
956 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
535 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
697 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2034 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18442 Morohashi
777 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3349 New Nelson (John Haig)
2015 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2171 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1837 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
365 2001 Kanji
3a13.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
3513.2 Four corner code
1-39-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6fc3 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
thin, faint, pale, fleeting
Kun:
あわ.い
On:
タン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1436 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 淡々 【タンタン】 uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached, plain, light, simple, bland, flowing gently
  • 淡水 【タンスイ】 fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
  • 濃淡 【ノウタン】 light and shade, shade (of colour, color), depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
  • 平淡 【ヘイタン】 simple, quiet

Kun reading compounds

  • 淡い 【あわい】 light, faint, pale, fleeting

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dan4
Korean:
dam

Spanish

  • claro
  • pálido
  • fugaz
  • efímero

Portuguese

  • magro
  • desmaiar
  • passageiro
  • pálido

French

  • dilué
  • vague
  • pâle
  • éphémère
1565 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1478 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2602 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1065 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1479 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1340 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1337 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1420 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1401 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1214 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
640 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
389 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
484 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
166 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17660 Morohashi
528 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3202 New Nelson (John Haig)
164 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
176 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1458 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
362 2001 Kanji
3a8.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3918.9 Four corner code
1-35-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6de1 Unicode hex code