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
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.