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    3. 薄い

    薄い

    薄うすい​

    thin (of an object)

    N5KMT8News #20+1CoreAdjectiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    うすい

    Adjective

    1.
    thin (of an object)
    2.
    pale, light, faint
    3.
    watery, thin, diluted
    4.
    weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.), not much (of a presence)
    5.
    slim (probability, etc.), small
    6.
    sparse, patchy, scattered

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    この本ほんはとても薄うすい。

    This book is very thin.

    KMT3Daily LifeCore Concepts
    このスープは味あじが薄うすいので、もう少すこし塩しおを加くわえてください。

    This soup is bland, so please add a little more salt.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは薄うすい色いろの服ふくを着きていた。

    She was wearing light-colored clothes.

    KMT8Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    朝あさ霧ぎりが薄うすく立たち込こめて、幻げん想そう的てきな景けし色きを作つくり出だしていた。

    A thin morning mist hung in the air, creating a fantastical landscape.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    彼かれの説せつ明めいは内ない容ようが薄うすく、説せっ得とく力りょくに欠かけていた。

    His explanation was thin in content and lacked persuasiveness.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    薄
    うす.い・うす-・-うす・うす.める・うす.まる・うす.らぐ…(4)
    dilute・thin・weak (tea)・pampas grass
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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