Keyword
watered down
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig176
Readings
たん
(59%)
あわ
(39%)
Composed of
water drops
intense flame
Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
light snow; light snowfall; thin layer of snow; jellied dessert made of beaten egg white, agar and sugar
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
simple; quiet
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
light color; light colour
pale yellow; light yellow
elegant simplicity
light blue; ice blue; sky blue; powder blue
light blue; pale blue
desalination; desalinization; desalting
pale Indian ink
freshwater lake
smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish
light colouring; light coloring
pale yellow; light yellow
lilac (colour); mauve; light purple
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
light (flavor); lightly seasoned; light soy sauce
plain; indifferent; quiet
lightly; faintly; delicately
light flavor
cold-hearted; callous; pitiless; unsympathetic
indifferent to worldly gain
freshwater; limnetic
faint moon; hazy moon
rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless
grayscale image; greyscale image
fresh-water algae
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
freshwater lake
to remove the astringent taste from persimmons
lightly; faintly; delicately
not letting oneself puffed up by one's success; maintaining a serene state of mind when one has achieved a great success
var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion
aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement
rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless
vegetables not high in beta-carotene
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid
evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda); common evening brown
Examples (35 in total)
The girl continued her explanation in a matter-of-fact manner.
Today, too, the river flows gently on.
I make a point of speaking in a flat, matter-of-fact tone that lets no emotion in.