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厚

Thick
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 20

Meanings

  1. thickRtK
  2. heavy
  3. rich
  4. kind
    彼は生まれつき温厚だ。He is kind by nature.tatoeba
  5. cordial
  6. brazen
  7. shameless
  1. thickness

Popular Usage

厚い厚かましい

Radicals and components

Radical厂cliff
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cliff (厂) · sun (日) · day (日) · child (子)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 132

Compound words

厚いあつい
thick; deep; heavy; kind; cordial
厚かましいあつかましい
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
温厚おんこう
gentle; mild-mannered
厚さあつさ
thickness
厚意こうい
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
厚紙あつがみ
cardboard; thick paper
厚生こうせい
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
厚相こうしょう
Welfare Minister
厚着あつぎ
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
厚みあつみ
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
濃厚のうこう
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.); dense
重厚じゅうこう
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified
厚生省こうせいしょう
(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
分厚いぶあつい
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
厚生年金こうせいねんきん
welfare pension
福利厚生ふくりこうせい
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
寛厚かんこう
kindness
厚臼あつうす
stone hand mill
厚恩こうおん
great favor
厚誼こうぎ
kindnesses
厚遇こうぐう
cordial welcome
厚志こうし
kind intention
厚薄こうはく
thickness
惇厚とんこう
sincerity and kindheartedness

Additional Examples

彼は分厚いめがねをかけた小柄な老人だった。
He was a little old man with thick glasses.tatoeba
彼は情に厚い人だ。
He is a man of warm heart.tatoeba
彼は厚かましくも先生の助言を無視した。
He had the boldness to ignore the teacher's advice.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Thick; generous. 厂 (cliff) + 日 + 子 — many layers under a cliff, thickness.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 厚

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