Hanja Analyzer
厚

厚 — hu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
두터울 후
Romanization
hu
English
thick; substantial; greatly
Mandarin
hòu
Japanese on'yomi
コウ, グ
Japanese kun'yomi
あつ.い あか
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#768 of 2,500
Strokes
9
Variant forms
垕
Radical
厂 (27, 7 residual)
Unicode
U+539A

How 厚 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 厚 as a ideographic compound involving 厂, 𣆪.

Korean example words with 厚

  • 후가厚價 Korean gloss: 후한 값
  • 후례厚禮 Korean gloss: 후한 인사
  • 후리厚利 Korean gloss: 비싼 이자
  • 후은厚恩 Korean gloss: 두터운 은혜
  • 후려厚慮 Korean gloss: 두터운 배려와 보살핌
  • 후의厚誼 Korean gloss: 서로 사귀어 두터워진 정
  • 후의厚意 Korean gloss: 남에게 두터이 인정을 베푸는 마음
  • 후정厚情 Korean gloss: 남에게 두터이 인정을 베푸는 마음
  • 후생厚生 Korean gloss: 사람들의 생활을 넉넉하고 윤택하게 하는 일
  • 인후하다仁厚 Korean gloss: 어질고 후덕하다
  • 침후하다沈厚 Korean gloss: 침착하고 중후하다
  • 후대하다厚待 Korean gloss: 아주 잘 대접하다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 厚

  • 厚生省こうせいしょう (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • 厚相こうしょう Welfare Minister
  • 厚さあつさ thickness
  • 厚生こうせい welfare; public welfare; social welfare
  • 厚生年金こうせいねんきん welfare pension
  • 濃厚のうこう rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy
  • 厚みあつみ thickness; profundity; depth
  • 重厚じゅうこう profound; deep; grave
  • 福利厚生ふくりこうせい employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
  • 温厚おんこう gentle; mild-mannered
  • 手厚いてあつい warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial
  • 厚いあつい thick; deep; heavy

Other hanja read “후”

Other hanja with radical 厂

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