厚あつさ

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

Refers to the physical thickness of an object, often used in measurements or descriptions.

この板いたの厚あつさは3センチです。
The thickness of this board is 3 centimeters.
氷こおりの厚あつさを測はかってください。
Please measure the thickness of the ice.

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Usage patterns

〈数すう〉センチの厚あつさa thickness of ~ centimeters
この板いたは5センチの厚あつさがある。
This board has a thickness of 5 centimeters.
〈物もの〉の厚あつさを測はかるto measure the thickness of something
紙かみの厚あつさをノギスで測はかった。
I measured the thickness of the paper with calipers.
厚あつさがあるto have a certain thickness
この本ほんにはかなりの厚あつさがある。
This book has quite a lot of thickness.

Kanji

厚thick, heavy, rich

Related words

厚あつ
厚さ is the standard noun meaning 'thickness', while 厚 is a suffix used in compounds like 5ミリ厚.
厚あつみN2
厚さ is the neutral, measurable term for thickness (e.g., 厚さ3cm), while 厚み carries a nuance of bulk, heft, or richness.

Opposites

薄うすいN5
厚さ describes how thick something is, while 薄い is the adjective meaning thin, describing the opposite quality.

Don't confuse with

太ふといN5
厚さ measures the thickness of flat objects like paper or boards, whereas 太い describes girth or diameter, as of a rope or tree trunk.
高たかさN1
厚さ measures how thick something is, while 高さ measures how tall or high something is, and learners sometimes mix up these measurement nouns.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 厚い (あつい, thick) with the nominalizing suffix さ, which converts adjectives into nouns expressing degree.