| 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
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
- 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider
Kun reading compounds
- 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 馬克 【マルク】 mark (currency)
- 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばん、 め、 も
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- caballo
Portuguese
- Cavalo
French
- cheval
| 127 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1015 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 484 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44572 | Morohashi |
| 3296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1978 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2132 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3450 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-1 | SKIP code |
| 7132.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
957 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鹿 【シカ】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿砦 【ロクサイ】 abatis
- 白鹿 【ハクロク】 white deer
- 神鹿 【シンロク】 deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
Kun reading compounds
- 鹿 【しか】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿猪 【しかいのしし】 babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
- 牡鹿 【おじか】 buck (male deer)
- 赤鹿 【あかしか】 red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- 鹿 【しか】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿 【かのしし】 venison, deer
- 牡鹿 【おじか】 buck (male deer)
- 赤鹿 【あかしか】 red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しし
- Korean:
- rog
Spanish
- venado
- ciervo
Portuguese
French
- cerf
| 1141 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5375 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1999 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1823 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2038 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3879 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1996 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47586 | Morohashi |
| 3126 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7017 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1999 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2154 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 0021.2 | Four corner code |
| 0021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9e7f | Unicode hex code |