# 厚 — thick (flat things); warm-hearted

厚 means “thick (flat things); warm-hearted”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: あつ(い) (atsui). You'll see it in words such as 厚さ (atsusa, “thickness”).

- Meaning: thick (flat things); warm-hearted
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: あつ(い) (atsui)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Shapes

## How to remember 厚

Parts: 厂 cliff · 日 sun; day · 子 child

## Words with 厚

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 厚さ | あつさ (atsusa) | thickness |
| 厚い | あつい (atsui) | thick; deep |
| 厚み | あつみ (atsumi) | thickness |

## More in the “Shapes” set

[幅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/width/) · [輪](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wheel/) · [厚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/thick-flat-things/) · [巨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/huge/) · [狭](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/narrow/)

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