厚
厚 — Thick
thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiあつい (atsui)
Kun’yomiあか (aka)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 厚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厚生省 | こうせいしょう kouseishou | (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 厚相 | こうしょう koushou | Welfare Minister |
| 厚さ | あつさ atsusa | thickness |
| 厚生 | こうせい kousei | welfare; public welfare; social welfare |
| 厚生年金 | こうせいねんきん kouseinenkin | welfare pension |
| 濃厚 | のうこう noukou | rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy |
Study notes
厚 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #768 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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