うす.い
usui
JLPT N216 strokesKanjiLevel 60 - JLPT N2

Quick answer

薄 is the kanji for "Thin / Dilute / Weak (tea)". A common reading is うす.い (usui). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Thin / Dilute / Weak (tea)

Also : Thin · Dilute · Weak (tea) · Pampas Grass

Readings

kunうす.い/ usuikunうす/ usukunうす.める/ usumerukunうす.まる/ usumarukunうす.らぐ/ usuragukunうす.ら/ usurakunうす.れる/ usurerukunすすき/ susukionはく/ haku

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 薄 represents 'DILUTE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of dilute.

Reading ·

On-reading: はく — remember this sound by associating it with dilute. Kun-reading: うす.い.

Example Sentences

薄利多売の戦略で、多くの顧客を獲得しました。

はくりたばいのせんりゃくで、おおくのこきゃくをかくとくしました。

With a strategy of small profit, high volume sales, I acquired many customers.

霧が薄まるにつれて、遠くの山の稜線がだんだん見えてきました。

きりがうすまるにつれて、とおくのやまのりょうせんがだんだんみえてきました。

As the fog gradually thinned, the ridgeline of the distant mountains slowly came into view.

Vocabulary using 薄

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