厚 Kanji – thick
The Japanese kanji 厚 can mean thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless.
Meaning and Readings
How is 厚 read?
厚 has the onyomi reading コウ and the kunyomi readings あつい, あか.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kou, atsui, aka.
Common Japanese Words Using 厚
These common Japanese words contain 厚. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 温厚（おんこう） — gentle, mild-mannered
- 厚い（あつい） — thick, deep, heavy
- 厚かましい（あつかましい） — impudent, shameless, brazen, cheeky, presumptuous
- 厚さ（あつさ） — thickness
- 厚意（こうい） — kindness (shown by others), courtesy, favor, favour, good offices
- 厚紙（あつがみ） — cardboard, thick paper
- 厚生（こうせい） — welfare, public welfare, social welfare
- 厚生省（こうせいしょう） — (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
- 厚生年金（こうせい ねんきん） — welfare pension
- 厚相（こうしょう） — Welfare Minister