Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1436 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: thin, faint, pale, fleeting

Kunyomi: あわ.い

Onyomi: タン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

タンタン uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached, plain, light, simple, bland, flowing gently

タンスイ fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

ノウタン light and shade, shade (of colour, color), depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)

ヘイタン simple, quiet

Kunyomi Examples

あわい light, faint, pale, fleeting