JLPT N5 · Size, shape & speed
薄い
うすい
thin; weak
Stroke order of 薄い
2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
薄 · 16 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
Grass (艹) and water (氵) with a spread (専-like): spread out wide, it becomes thin.
Parts: 薄 thin (艹 + 氵 + 専) + い
The characters in 薄い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
このコーヒーは薄いです。
このこーひーはうすいです。
This coffee is weak.