Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1009 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass

Kunyomi: うす.い うす- -うす うす.める うす.まる うす.らぐ うす.ら- うす.れる すすき

Onyomi: ハク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くさかんむり

Meaning: grass

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

給(はっきゅう)   small salary, low wages

利多売(はくりたばい)   small profits & quick returns

弱な(はくじゃくな)   feeble, weak

情な(はくじょうな)   heartless, cold-hearted, cruel

な(けいはくな)   frivolous, superficial

な(きはくな)   rarefied, diluted, sparse, weak

める(うすめる)   dilute, water down [v.t.]

まる(うすまる)   become weak (color, taste) [v.i.]

らぐ(うすらぐ)   become thin, fade [v.i.]

れる(うすれる)   fade, become dim [v.i.]

い(うすい)   thin, weak, diluted [adj.]

Onyomi Examples

ハクジャク feebleness, weakness, weak

ハクシャ small consideration (remuneration, token of gratitude)

ニクハク closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling

セイハク mental retardation (pejorative), mentally retarded

Kunyomi Examples

うすい thin, pale, light, faint, watery, thin, dilute, weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence), slim (probability, etc.), small, sparse, patchy, scattered

うすいた laminate, veneer

める うすめる to dilute, to water down

まる うすまる to become weak

らぐ うすらぐ to become thin, to fade, to grow pale

れる うすれる to fade, to become dim

すすき Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis), maiden silvergrass, zebra grass

はなすすき Japanese pampas grass in ear