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KANJI
淡
faint
dilute, pale, light (color/taste), transient, vague, plain, indifferent
Kun'yomi
あわawa
On'yomi
たんtan
Example sentences
空そらに淡あわいピンク色いろの雲くもが浮うかんでいた。
Pale pink clouds were floating in the sky.
彼かれは何なに事ごとにも淡たん泊ぱくな性せい格かくで、執しゅう着じゃく心しんがあまりない。
He has an unconcerned personality about everything and doesn't have much attachment.
長なが年ねんの努ど力りょくが実みを結むすび、淡あわい期き待たいが確かく信しんに変かわった瞬しゅん間かんだった。
It was the moment when years of effort bore fruit, and faint hope turned into certainty.

Practice exercises

1
淡
Answer
たんあわ
2
淡泊はく
frank; plain; light (taste); indifferent
Answer
たんぱく
3
淡水すい
fresh water
Answer
たんすい
4
濃のう淡
shades; gradations (of color/light); light and shade
Answer
のうたん
5
淡
Answer
faintpalelightinsipidtransient
6
淡々
calmly; indifferently; plainly
Answer
たんたん