16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
Kun'yomi
う す い thin (of an object) ②pale ③watery ④weak (taste, etc.) うす- -うす う す め る to dilute う す ま る to become weak う す ら ぐ to become thin うす ら- う す れ る to fade す す き Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)
On'yomi
ハク
Main Radical
艸(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| うすいうす--うすうすめるうすまるうすらぐうすら-うすれる | 77.7% |
| ハク | 13.4% |
| すすき | 8.9% |
Character Breakdown
dilute, thin, weak (tea)
うす.い ハク すすき (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
far and wide
フ ハク あまねし (Kentei 1)
to state to, to announce
フ ホ しく
for the first time, not until
ホ フ はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
References
| Unicode hex code | 8584 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-39-86 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4075 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5225 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2370 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3004 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1534 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2093 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 227 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 242 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 975 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2569 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1091 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 32083P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1699 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1449 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1542 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 874 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1850 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 799 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 671 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 232 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3k13.11 |
| Four corner code | 4414.6 |
| De Roo Code | 1948 |