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Kanji Detail for 淡 - "light, indifferent, fresh"

淡

  • Meaning

    淡 means "light, indifferent, fresh."

    1. Light - Pale; light in color or taste.

    2. Indifferent - Unconcerned; detached; without attachment; having few desires.

    3. Fresh - Without salt; unsalted.

    4. Place name - Abbreviation for "Awaji," a place or former province name.

  • Words using 淡

    • 淡水 たんすい Listen fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
    • 濃淡 のうたん Listen light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor)
    • 冷淡 れいたん Listen cool; indifferent; apathetic

  • Four-character idioms with 淡

    • 無欲恬淡 むよくてんたん Listen indifferent to worldly gain
    • 虚無恬淡 きょむてんたん Listen rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless

  • Tattoo check: 淡

    • Verified meaning: light, indifferent, fresh
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あわ, あわし, あわじ, いぐち)

    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 淡

    Given names 淡(あわし)Listen 淡(あわじ)Listen

    Surnames 淡(あわ)Listen 淡(いぐち)Listen 淡(いのくち)Listen 淡(いのぐち)Listen 淡(いのはら)Listen 淡(いのばら)Listen 淡(いのまた)Listen 淡(いはら)Listen 淡(いばら)Listen 淡(いまた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    thin; faint; pale; fleeting

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    weak, watery; insipid, tasteless

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless

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

    The opposite of concentrated. That which has weak color, fragrance, or taste is called 淡 (bland). Not pursuing honor and profit is called 淡泊 (indifferent). Also written as 澹. | Nitrogen. Commonly called 淡氣. A colorless, odorless gas. It does not support combustion, so flames are extinguished when put in it. Animals in pure nitrogen suffocate, hence it is also called nitrogen (窒素). Four-fifths of the atmosphere is nitrogen.

  • Onyomi

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    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

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    awa.i(あわ-い) あわ-い

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    light indifferent fresh low desire unattached uncomplicated unsalty pale faint bland delicate subtle muted pastel hazy misty insipid thin dilute plain tasteless

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