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淡 — faint; light-coloured

淡 means “faint; light-coloured”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: タン (tan). Kun'yomi: あわ(い) (awai). You'll see it in words such as 淡々 (tantan, “uninterested; unconcerned”).

淡
Stroke order of 淡
Meaning
faint; light-coloured
On'yomi
タン (tan)
Kun'yomi
あわ(い) (awai)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1 · set Qualities 4

How to remember 淡

Parts: 氵 water · 炎 flame

Words with 淡

WordReadingMeaning
淡々たんたん tantan onuninterested; unconcerned
淡いあわい awai kunlight; faint

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