The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

768 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless

Kunyomi: あつ.いあか

Onyomi: コウ

Composition: 厂日子

厚

Radical

Radical: 厂

Reading: がんだれ

Meaning: cliff

Strokes: 2

厂

Examples

Examples with audio

厚意（こうい） kindness, favor

厚顔無恥（こうがんむち） brazen and unscrupulous

濃厚な（のうこうな） dense

温厚な（おんこうな） gentle

厚い（あつい） thick

厚かましい（あつかましい） impudent

Onyomi Examples

厚生（コウセイ） welfare, public welfare, social welfare, (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

厚相（コウショウ） Welfare Minister

重厚（ジュウコウ） profound, deep, grave, solid, dignified, stately, solemn, massive, composed

敗色濃厚（ハイショクノウコウ） likely loss, probable defeat

Kunyomi Examples

厚い（あつい） thick, deep, heavy, kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful, serious (of an illness), abundant

厚板（あついた） plank, thick board, plate glass, heavy metal sheet (esp. welding), heavy brocaded obi