淡 — faint/light (color/taste)

JLPT N1 kanji · 11 strokes · on'yomi tan · kun'yomi awa·i.

Water (氵) with the faintest flame (炎) of color — pale.

Example words

• 淡い — awai — faint/pale
• 淡水 — tansui — fresh water

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