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The kanji 薄: meaning, readings and stroke order

薄

Meaning
thin, light
On reading
ハク haku
Kun reading
うす(い) usui、うす(める) usumeru、うす(まる) usumaru、うす(らぐ) usuragu、うす(れる) usureru
Strokes
16
Radical
艸 grass
Level
Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Stroke order of 薄, 16 strokes: each box adds one stroke, the red one is the stroke being written

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese
mỏng, nhạt (bạc)
Japanese
うすい。
Korean
얇다, 옅다 (박)
Chinese
薄、淡

Readings, words and example sentences

ハク haku · on reading · less common

うす(い) usui · kun reading

うす(める) usumeru · kun reading · less common

うす(まる) usumaru · kun reading · less common

うす(らぐ) usuragu · kun reading · less common

うす(れる) usureru · kun reading · less common

Practise writing 薄 in the app

In Dino Kids your child writes 薄 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 7 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.

Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.