淡 thin, faint, pale, fleeting 11 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1436 in newspapers Readings Onタン Kunあわ.い In Chinese 淡 Words written with it 淡々 たんたん uninterested 淡水 たんすい fresh water (i.e. not salt water) N2 淡白 たんぱく light (flavor, color, etc.) 濃淡 のうたん light and shade 冷淡 れいたん cool N1 淡水魚 たんすいぎょ freshwater fish 淡い あわい light (color, taste, etc.) 淡紅色 たんこうしょく pink