淡

thin

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingタン

Kun readingあわ.い

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

thinRtK
彼は他人の苦しみに対して淡淡だ。He is indifferent to the suffering of others.tatoeba
彼は確かに利口ではあるが、冷淡でもある。He is clever, no doubt, but he is cold, too.tatoeba
faint
pale
fleeting

light

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

淡

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · inflammation · fire (火)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 176

Compound words

淡いあわい

light; faint; pale; fleeting

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); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

冷淡れいたん

cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted; cold

淡々たんたん

uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact

淡白たんぱく

light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid

rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless

濃淡画像のうたんがぞう

grayscale image

無欲恬淡むよくてんたん

indifferent to worldly gain

恬淡虚無てんたんきょむ

rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless

Additional Examples

日本人は知り合いには親切だが、そうでない人に対しては冷淡だと言われています。

It is said that Japanese people are kind to people they know, but rather cold to those they don't.tatoeba

淡路で大地震があったというニュースを聞いた。

I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 淡

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step