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淡

淡 — thin, faint, pale

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タン
Kun
あわい
Strokes
11
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 淡

  • 淡々たんたんuninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detachedCommon
  • 淡水たんすいfresh water (i.e. not salt water)Common

    この装置により、簡単に海水を淡水に変えることが可能となった。
    This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.

  • 濃淡のうたんlight and shade; shade (of colour, color)Common
  • 冷淡れいたんcool; indifferent; apathetic; half-heartedCommon
  • 淡いあわいlight (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); paleCommon
  • 淡白たんぱくlight (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plainCommon
  • 淡水魚たんすいぎょfreshwater fishOccasional
  • 淡紅色たんこうしょくpink; roseOccasional
  • 淡路あわじAwaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)Occasional
  • 淡々あわあわlightly; faintly; delicatelyRare
  • 淡路結びあわじむすびvar. of knot often used to tie mizu-hikiRare
  • 阪神・淡路大震災はんしんあわじだいしんさいGreat Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)Rare
  • 淡路養護学校あわじようごがっこうAwaji Special Needs School (older name style)Rare
  • 淡月たんげつfaint moon; hazy moonRare
  • 淡黄色たんこうしょくpale yellow; light yellowRare
  • 淡黄たんこうpale yellow; light yellowRare
  • 淡緑色たんりょくしょくlight greenRare
  • 淡水化たんすいかdesalination; desalinization; desaltingRare
  • 淡麗たんれいsmooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finishRare
  • 淡水産たんすいさんfreshwater; limneticRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 46 words that use 淡.

  • 淡々 たんたん uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached
  • 淡水 たんすい fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
  • 濃淡 のうたん light and shade; shade (of colour, color)
  • 冷淡 れいたん cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted
  • 淡い あわい light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale

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