11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

thin, faint, pale, fleeting

Kun'yomi
  • light
On'yomi
  • タン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あわ 70.1%
タン 29.9%

Character 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)

Common Words

uninterested ②plain ③flowing gently
light (color, color, taste) ②frank
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture) ②Awaji (island)
light snowfall
var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki ②woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion
Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995
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References

Unicode hex code 6DE1
JIS X 0208 1-35-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2602
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3202
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 528
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 640
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 389
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 484
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1478
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1340
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1065
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17660
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1565
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1337
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1420
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1479
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1458
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1401
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1214
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 166
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a8.15
Four corner code 3918.9
De Roo Code 362