adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. light (flavor, color, etc.), simple, plain.
  2. frank, candid, easygoing, unselfish, indifferent (to), not particular (about).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
淡白 たんぱく
淡泊 たんぱく
澹泊 たんぱく
淡薄 たんぱく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thin, faint, pale
あわ.い タン (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお エン ぬく (8th, N1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)