Kanji

What does the kanji 厚 mean?

厚 means thick; generous, kind. On'yomi コウ. Kun'yomi あつ.い、あか.

Quick facts
On'yomiコウ
Kun'yomiあつ.い、あか
Strokes9
Main radical厂
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi コウKun'yomi あつ.い、あか
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

thick; generous, kind

Memory hook

Layer on layer stacked under the cliff (厂), making it thick and the welcome warm — THICK, KIND.

Main radical

厂cliff 2 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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