Onyomi: タン · Kunyomi: あわ.い · Meanings: faint, fleeting, pale, thin
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 淡水 | たんすい | fresh water (i.e. not salt water) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 淡水魚 | たんすいぎょ | freshwater fish | Noun |
| 淡々 | たんたん | uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached | common 'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle |
| 淡い | あわい | light, faint, pale, fleeting | I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 淡白 | たんぱく | light (flavor, color, etc.), simple, plain | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 淡紅色 | たんこうしょく | pink, rose | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 薄口 | うすくち | light (flavor), lightly seasoned | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 淡路養護学校 | あわじようごがっこう | Awaji Special Needs School (older name style) | Noun |
| 淡水化 | たんすいか | desalination, desalinization, desalting | Noun |
| 淡水湖 | たんすいこ | freshwater lake | Noun |
| 淡味 | たんみ | light flavor | Noun |
| 薄口醤油 | うすくちしょうゆ | light soy sauce | Noun |
| 淡水産 | たんすいさん | freshwater, limnetic | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 淡湖 | たんこ | freshwater lake | Noun |
| 淡竹 | はちく | Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis) | Noun |
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