厚

Thick, Deep, Kind

あつ (い)

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

Japanese winter blankets are often advertised as 厚手 (atsude), meaning 'thick fabric.' The kanji 厚 is also used in words like 厚意, referring to someone's kindness or generosity.

Memory Trick

Imagine wrapping yourself in a thick blanket during winter. Its heavy warmth helps you remember 厚 means 'thick.'

Readings

Onyomi: コウ (kou)

Kunyomi: あつ (い)

Example Words

厚い

あつい (atsui)

Thick

厚手

あつで (atsude)

Thick fabric

厚意

こうい (koui)

Kindness

濃厚

のうこう (noukou)

Rich, Dense

Example Sentence

この本はとても厚いです。

このほんはとてもあついです。

kono hon wa totemo atsui desu

This book is very thick.

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