淡

meaningthin, faint, pale, fleeting

On'yomi
タン
Kun'yomi
あわ.い
Strokes
11
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1436 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

淡
  • 淡々たんたんuninterested
  • 淡水たんすいfresh water
  • 濃淡のうたんlight and shade
  • 冷淡れいたんcool
  • 淡白たんぱくlight

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