Memory phrase for the Kanji: 薄

薄

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Meaning diluted, thin/weak (taste), shallow, light, faint

Pronunciation

HAKU
usui/maru/meru

Explanation

Top: plant 艹, below: water 氵and: var. of wholly/exclusive 専 (The soil 一 is penetrated by a (sole) sprout 丨 in the rice field 田, cared for by a skillful hand 寸, which is exclusive.)

Mnemonic

(i.e. tomatoes taste often watery) Plants with water can be wholly diluted, or weak in taste.

Radicals

艹	plant, grass	Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
専	exclusively	specialty, wholly, solely
由	reason, cause	First, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
寸	skillful hand	Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".

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Vocabulary

薄い	うすい	thin, weak, watery, diluted
薄める	うすめる	to dilute, to water down
薄弱	はくじゃく	feebleness, weakness, weak
薄暗い	うすぐらい	dim, gloomy

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