| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
1131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雪辱 【セツジョク】 vindication of honour, vindication of honor, making up for loss, revenge
- 雪上 【セツジョウ】 on the snow
- 積雪 【セキセツ】 fallen snow, snow cover
- 融雪 【ユウセツ】 melted snow, melting of snow
Kun reading compounds
- 雪 【ゆき】 snow, snowfall
- 雪国 【ゆきぐに】 snow country, snowy region
- 細雪 【ささめゆき】 light snow fall, small snow flakes
- 粉雪 【こなゆき】 powder snow, powdery snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せっ、 ぶき
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- nieve
Portuguese
- neve
French
- neige
| 100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 174 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 157 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 907 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5044 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 518 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 996 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 949 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 979 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 842 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2406 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42216P | Morohashi |
| 2759 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6520 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1143 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1225 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1017.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96ea | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1637 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鳩首 【キュウシュ】 going into a huddle
- 糾合 【キュウゴウ】 rally, muster
- 鶚 【ミサゴ】 osprey (Pandion haliaetus), fish hawk
- 軍鳩 【グンキュウ】 carrier pigeon, war pigeon
- 鳩槃荼 【クハンダ】 Kumbhanda, demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality
Kun reading compounds
- 鳩 【はと】 pigeon, dove
- 鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう 【はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう】 like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
- レース鳩 【レースはと】 racing pigeon, homing pigeon
- 白鳩 【しろはと】 dove
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- paloma
Portuguese
French
- pigeon
- colombe
| 5342 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1825 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2273 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 184 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1965 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46648 | Morohashi |
| 163 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6936 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1946 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2096 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11b2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 4702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ce9 | Unicode hex code |