淡
タン, あわ.い

thin, faint, pale, fleeting

JLPT1 G7 S11 F1436

As per 炎# (consuming blaze) + 水 water → toss water on a consuming blaze, extinguishing it → *slight*; *pale*; *faint*; *light* (← slight remainder of heat/light).

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