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Kanji Detail for 厚 - "thick, kind"

厚

  • Meaning

    厚 means "thick, kind." Also associated with sincere.

    1. Thick - Having great depth; substantial.

    2. Kind - Warm-hearted; generous in spirit.

    3. Sincere - Heartfelt; genuine in feeling.

    4. Considerate - Thoughtful and caring; attentive.

  • Words using 厚

    • 厚相 こうしょう Listen Welfare Minister
    • 厚さ あつさ Listen thickness
    • 厚生 こうせい Listen welfare; public welfare; social welfare
    • 厚生年金 こうせいねんきん Listen welfare pension
    • 濃厚 のうこう Listen rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy
    • 重厚 じゅうこう Listen profound; deep; grave
    • 福利厚生 ふくりこうせい Listen employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
    • 温厚 おんこう Listen gentle; mild-mannered

  • Four-character idioms with 厚

    • 厚顔無恥 こうがんむち Listen shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
    • 温厚篤実 おんこうとくじつ Listen having a gentle and sincere personality
    • 重厚長大 じゅうこうちょうだい Listen heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)

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    • Verified meaning: thick, kind
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつ, あつし, あつじ, あつのり)
    • Also carries these associations: sincere

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 厚

    Given names 厚(あつ)Listen 厚(あつし)Listen 厚(あつみ)Listen 厚(こう)Listen 厚(じんこう)Listen 厚(ひろし)Listen

    Surnames 厚(あつじ)Listen 厚(あつのり)Listen 厚(あつゆき)Listen 厚(こうじ)Listen 厚(こうしょう)Listen 厚(こうそう)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    thick; heavy; rich; kind; cordial; brazen; shameless

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thick; substantial; greatly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The distance between two surfaces of an object. In geometry, when length, width, and thickness are all present, it's called 體積 (volume). | Opposite of 薄 (thin). In evaluating things, all that is superior, heavy, much, or concentrated is called 厚. | To treat generously. Such as making friends is called 相厚.

  • Onyomi

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    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    aka(あか) あか

    atsu.i(あつ-い) あつ-い

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    厂 (gandare)

  • Related Keywords

    thick kind sincere considerate generous large heavy deep ample benevolent broad bulky caring compassionate dense earnest genuine heartfelt honest intense massive profound rich warm

Sentences including 厚

  • He had the face to tell me to clear off.

  • He had the cheek to ask me to help him.

  • He always wears heavy clothes.

  • Did you read that thick book?

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