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薄 means 'thin'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 854   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 43    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 132 words   Used in 185 words   Used in 110 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ハク
Kun
   うすい thin   うすめる to dilute   うすまる to be watered down   うすれる   うすらぐ to decline, fade
Additional readings
Kun    うす-   -うす   うすら-   すすき
Notes
Lower portion exists as a rare kanji, 溥 (far and wide)
Components
⿱  艹 (艸) grass  ⿰  氵 (水) water  専 specialist; expert  
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See also
蒲 bulrush  簿 record book  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 薄 is used 9 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 薄 is used 176 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ハク : 46 words FIND ALL
け い は く 0
frivolous; superficial
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ハク (read as はっ) : 16 words FIND ALL
は っ か す い 3
noun
peppermint beverage; mentha water
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ハク (read as ぱく) : 2 words FIND ALL
せ ん ぱ く 0
shallowness; superficiality
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すすき : 1 word FIND ALL
す す き 0
Most common form: ススキ
noun
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); silver grass; zebra grass  (often written with kana only)
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うすい : 111 words FIND ALL
う す い 0 う す い 2
1. thin
2. pale; light
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An additional うす.める less common words include 薄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1699  Joy o' Kanji : 1699  Key to Kanji: - 

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薄
ハク   うすい thin   うすめる to dilute   うすまる to be watered down   うすれる    うすらぐ to decline, fade   
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専
セン   specialist; expert   もっぱら entirely, wholely   
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寸
スン   inch
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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艹
grass   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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