薄
dilute · thin · weak (tea) · pampas grass
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
grass + 溥
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of grass and phonetic. Grass being thin.
Symbolism
Thin, weak, heartless. Represents thinness.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Pondering thoughts
Seasonal
Also written as "susuki," one of autumn's seven plants. An essential autumn plant for moon-viewing decorations.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
意志薄弱
いしはくじゃく
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute; weak-willed
佳人薄命
かじんはくめい
beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together; beauties die young
軽佻浮薄
けいちょうふはく
frivolity; levity; shallowness; frivolity
薄志弱行
はくしじゃっこう
infirm of purpose and lacking in decision; infirm of purpose and lacking in decision
薄利多売
はくりたばい
small profits and quick returns; small profits and quick returns
軽薄短小
けいはくたんしょう
small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics); small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
残忍酷薄
ざんにんこくはく
cruel; heartless; brutal; cruel
美人薄命
びじんはくめい
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young; beauty and fortune seldom go together
軽薄才子
けいはくさいし
shallow, glib and obsequious person; shallow, glib and obsequious person
皮相浅薄
ひそうせんぱく
shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless; shallow and unwise
Proverbs & Idioms
薄氷を踏む思い
はくひょうをふむおもい
Walking on thin ice
A precarious and anxious situation