# 淡 — Faint

Frequency rank 1398 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 挨 (Push Open), less common than 揃 (Become complete).

- On’yomi: たん
- Kun’yomi: あわ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Water on the left meets fire on the right — water fighting fire creates a faint mist, barely visible, a pale and faint haze.

In words:

- 淡水 たんすい — fresh water
- 冷淡 れいたん — coolness;indifference

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