Friday, February 1, 2008

厚 - Thick, Warm, Gentle, Rude, MAKE UP YOUR MIND, SUNROOM KID!


Readings & Meanings:

あつ(−い)

コウ

thick, heavy, kind, impudent

Common Usage:

温厚(な)

厚かましい

厚紙

Examples:

普段は温厚な私ですが。。。
http://you-are.greatman.jp/?eid=572344

彼は性格が温厚で人からの評価も高い。

お茶を出したら、彼女は厚かましくも饅頭を所望した。

今日の工作の時間では厚紙を使って立体像を作ります。

Translations:

I'm usually quite gentle, but...
(In most of my google searches, it seems that 温厚 is juxtaposed with something opposite. Interesting...)

His character is gentle (calm/mature), and people think highly of him.

When I served her tea, she impudently (rudely) asked for sweets.

In today's art class, we are going to create a 3D sculpture by using thick paper (or cardboard).

Bonus:

What's that radical? C'mon, we just learned it.

References:

http://www.jlptstudy.com/2/index.html
Easy Kanji, by Fujihiko Kaneda (Amazon Link)
JapanesePod101.com
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/kanji/kanji/a.htm

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